Memories of Mangkhut prompt residents of southern Chinese tech hub to prepare for the worst

“The window next to my bed shook as the storm swept past, which made me feel a little scared.”

While no deaths had been reported in the southern tech hub as of Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s howling winds and sheets of rain brought the city to a standstill and felled more than 170 trees.

Government workers had also trimmed trees in advance to prevent damage to people and property from flying branches.

Super Typhoon Ragasha batters China’s tech hub, Shenzhen