1971 Typhoon Rose
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Over 1,000 wooden huts were destroyed in squatter and resettlement areas, and the number of disaster victims of the winds exceeded 4,500. The area most seriously affected was Sam Ka Tsuen. Then came Kowloon Bay. Other areas hit were Kowloon Tsai; 67 houses situated at Shan Shui Hau on Lantau Island, 14 houses in Tung Wan and Chang Sha, 16 apartment units in Kwai Chung’s Kwai Hing Estate, two building blocks in Chai Wan’s new area, one building block in Sau Mou Ping new area, and two apartment units in Tsz Wan Shan collapsed.
Sources: http://www.hko.gov.hk/publica/gen_pub/WeatheringTheStorm-2.pdf
Meteorological information here.
A short silent film:
- 1971 Typhoon Rose appears on Timeline Typhoons in Hong Kong
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I've embedded the two videos so they can be seen. I think the video with sound is from a more recent typhoon though, as it appears to use films taken using mobile phones.
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The recent video is of Typhoon Hato taken in August 2017.
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Thank you both. I've created an entry for typhoon Hato and transferred the video.