Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

Hong Kong ordered people to stay indoors, shut schools and closed the stock exchange on Monday as the remnants of Typhoon Koinu caused floods just a
month after the city was paralysed by record-breaking rainfall.
Koinu had weakened into a severe tropical storm but still brought gale-force winds and heavy rain, the city’s Observatory said. It was tracking west or west-southwest at around 10 kph (6 miles per hour) as it crossed the western coast of China’s southern Guangdong province.
The bureau also issued a landslide warning with many areas of the mountainous city at risk after unusually wet weather.
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Hong Kong’s airport overnight and underground metro stations as Koinu disruptedflights and transport, public broadcaster RTHK reported.
The Airport Express train which connects the airport to the central business district stopped running while services at some metro stations were partially suspended. Services had since resumed at limited frequencies, operator MTR said.