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Typhoon Nesat Hits China
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Hong Kong, September 29, 2011
Clouds hang over an empty Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, during a Typhoon 8 Signal Warning on the morning of September 29, 2011. Hong Kong locked down on September 29, suspending financial markets, schools and transport services as strong winds from typhoon Nesat hit the city.

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