HK relatively unscathed after brush with super typhoon
Hong Kong appears to have emerged relatively unscathed from Typhoon Saola, when compared to the last time the No 10 signal was issued five years ago during Typhoon Mangkhut.  By Saturday evening, the Drainage Services Department had reported 21 confirmed cases of flooding and two landslides. But coastal communities, some of which saw serious floods in 2018, appear to have got off lightly.  One lady, who lives in Tai O, told RTHK the situation was a lot better than expected. "It was really windy last night but there was no flooding. We didn't even have to put anything under our refrigerators to lift them from the ground," she said. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Observatory said the water level in Tai Po reached about four metres above chart datum after midnight, and that it would rise to some three metres above chart datum at around 9 am. Chart datum is a technical term that can be associated with an area's lowest astronomical tide. Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority said 86 people had sought medical treatment at public hospitals during the typhoon period, while the Home Affairs Department said over 500 people had moved into temporary shelters across the city. There were also over 1,500 reports of fallen trees.