Hong Kong hunkers down as super typhoon Saola approaches
Saola is packing winds of more than 200kph and will move towards the coast of eastern Guangdong, the neighbouring province on the Chinese mainland.
Typhoon Saola brushes by Taiwan bringing heavy rain, some disruption
Taiwan has issued land and sea warnings for the storm, with ferry services and flights to several offshore islands and the southeastern city of Taitung cancelled.
