Twitter user Jen Zhu put together a collection of videos showing the incredible destructive power of super typhoon Mangkhut which made landfall in China on Sunday.
Check it out:
Starting a thread of various videos today in HK and Shenzhen as the world’s strongest storm #TyphoonManghkut wiping our cities. (Videos are not mine but collected from messages doing the rounds w WhatsApp and WeChat) pic.twitter.com/FXU5ITrFqN
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Someone’s apartment in the east side of HK pic.twitter.com/2LaVZm2RX1
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Shek’O beach pic.twitter.com/cVV6hhDWnX
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
High rise building swinging in #TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/H4P0GdL8sV
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
When the warning says stay inside, stay inside. #TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/figSqRhuMq
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Shenzhen Meishawan Hotel #TyphoonManghkut pic.twitter.com/HYdyGDSyvr
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Lost cargos in Shenzhen #TyhoonMangkhut pic.twitter.com/jp64nvMrGx
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
East side of HK. Water surge #TyphoonManghkut pic.twitter.com/Q0HR0n6Fn3
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Hopefully all confidential documents are locked inside safes. #TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/Da6QbQofZO
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
A crane just came down #TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/3RKpWei1Yn
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Could’ve been a footage from #BladeRunner2049 #TyhoonMangkhut pic.twitter.com/tNAfdGQUvg
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Shenzhen pic.twitter.com/X3yu1cPBkg
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Many trees have fallen. It’s crazy to drive in this condition. #TyhoonMangkhut #HK pic.twitter.com/OJ9uqK5dTN
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
An office tower in Hung Hom. As I’m posting my own building is moving. The storm is screaming outside. I’m never this terrified. Hope everyone stay safe. ?? #TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/fHkFpoqScD
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Highest respect to HK’s firefighters going through street to street right now cutting and cleaning fallen trees and brunches in the middle of #TyhoonMangkhut This is terrifying but #HK will be back to normal tomorrow. I ❤️ this city. pic.twitter.com/mkVhBFO305
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
There goes someone’s yacht. I heard many yachts have sunken or been smashed to the shore. ?#TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/32QirL9uLs
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Tornado in Yuen Long. Hope no one got hurt. Unclear the damage and where was the flash happened when the tornado passed. #TyphoonManghkut #HK pic.twitter.com/V0mardJlE8
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 16, 2018
Although the city seems to be getting back to normal in record time:
People lining up for bus to go to work 12 hours after the worst storm in the world this year hit this city. #HKSpirit pic.twitter.com/v4ijSiminP
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 17, 2018
Workers (mostly women) got up early to clean off the debris and fallen brunches to ensure an early recovery for smooth traffic. #HKSpirit pic.twitter.com/ADSr4dPE2G
— Jen Zhu (@jenzhuscott) September 17, 2018
Today vs. yesterday on Hong Kong Island line. call this the #HongKong efficiency ??. #Mangkhut pic.twitter.com/Esw2eYsEzN
— Fion Li (@fion_li) September 17, 2018
Today vs. yesterday at Central MTR station in #HongKong. In less than 24 hours after super typhoon #Mangkhut put the city into a lockdown. #tictocnews pic.twitter.com/VlcspeqwRN
— Fion Li (@fion_li) September 17, 2018
The storm is estimated to have caused at least $50 billion in damages:
Typhoon #Mangkhut made landfall in China and Hong Kong, potentially causing up to $50,000,000,000 in damage https://t.co/lKusK0s0YG pic.twitter.com/hnpoht62WU
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) September 17, 2018
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