Waterfront overlooking Victoria Harbour as a typhoon hit Hong Kong

Scaffolding lie scattered on the ground after falling from a building as a typhoon hit Hong Kong on June 25, 2008. The stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended after severe tropical storm Fengshen brought heavy wind and rainfall to the city. Hong Kong's observatory issued the first typhoon signal number eight of the year, the third highest of a four-stage storm warning system indicating gales or storm-force winds were expected.

Waves bash the waterfront overlooking Victoria Harbour as a typhoon hit Hong Kong on June 25, 2008. The stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended after severe tropical storm Fengshen brought heavy wind and rainfall to the city. Hong Kong's observatory issued the first typhoon signal number eight of the year, the third highest of a four-stage storm warning system indicating gales or storm-force winds were expected

Waves bash the waterfront overlooking Victoria Harbour as a typhoon hit Hong Kong on June 25, 2008. The stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended after severe tropical storm Fengshen brought heavy wind and rainfall to the city. Hong Kong's observatory issued the first typhoon signal number eight of the year, the third highest of a four-stage storm warning system indicating gales or storm-force winds were expected

A couple look out on the waterfront overlooking Victoria Harbour as a typhoon hit Hong Kong on June 25, 2008. The stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended after severe tropical storm Fengshen brought heavy wind and rainfall to the city. Hong Kong's observatory issued the first typhoon signal number eight of the year, the third highest of a four-stage storm warning system indicating gales or storm-force winds were expected

A man looks out on the waterfront overlooking Victoria Harbour as a typhoon hit Hong Kong on June 25, 2008. The stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended after severe tropical storm Fengshen brought heavy wind and rainfall to the city. Hong Kong's observatory issued the first typhoon signal number eight of the year, the third highest of a four-stage storm warning system indicating gales or storm-force winds were expected