Typhoon Update

The Typhoon has changed course slightly and will now hit about 200km east of Hong Kong. We will still get some pretty strong winds, around 70-80knots and some torrential rain. I think though that we will escape all but minor damage, and all communications should be ok. 

It was on the news today that 200,000 people have be left homeless in the Philippines from Typhoon Megi.  When it reaches land over the next few days in China it is likely to cause some serious damage and flooding, and will probably reach the news in the UK. It seems though that Hong Kong is to be spared the full force of the biggest tropical cyclone (the generic term for hurricanes and typhoons) of the year.

There still seems to be a bit of panic in Hong Kong, the general public aren't always watching the forecasts too carefully and rely on the government warnings instead. Supposedly over the last few days Billions of dollars have been spent on insurance, and every window is now covered with masking tape. The school that was in for course this week was pulled out in a hurry after the parents saw the forecast, and most people wont be going to work tomorrow or over the weekend. (the "weekend" doesn't mean much here)

I'll let you know how it goes.