Public anger in Hong Kong over low signal during 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon – SCMP archive

This article was first published on August 4, 2006. Observatory lashed over typhoon signal by Agnes Lam, Clifford Lo and Martin Wong The Observatory was under fire yesterday (August 3, 2006) for not hoisting a storm warning above the No 3 as Typhoon Prapiroon lashed some parts of the city with winds of up to 200km/h. U

A super typhoon spinning near Wake Island, more than 6,000 km from Vietnam, is expected to whip up strong winds and high waves across the East Sea next week without entering it.