Schools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim

Schools and the stock market were closed in Hong Kong on Monday as Typhoon Talim swept south of the city.
As the financial hub braced for rainy and windy weather, more than 100 people sought refuge at temporary shelters. Some government and ferry services were halted and various events were postponed. The city’s airport authority said 16 flights were canceled.
The Hong Kong Observatory raised a No. 8 typhoon signal, the third-highest warning under the city’s weather system, at 12:40am on Monday. It was the first signal of its kind hoisted this year. The weather forecaster expects Talim – with maximum sustained winds reaching 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour – to skirt within 300 kilometers (186 miles) to the south-southwest of Hong Kong on Monday morning.