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Typhoon batters Hong Kong, south China, streets flooded, flights cancelled
Hato is first category 10 storm to hit Hong Kong since typhoon Vicente in 2012
Destructive winds, waves batter Hong Kong, South China
Power blackout, flooding in Macau
Financial markets, schools, businesses closed
Hundreds of flights cancelled in HK and mainland China
Worst storm in five years
By James Pomfret and Anne Marie Roantree
HONG KONG, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong on Wednesday lashing the Asian financial hub with wind and rain that uprooted trees and forced most businesses to close, while in some places big waves flooded seaside streets.
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