Taifun Wipha: Hong Kong in Chaos - flight cancellations and injuries!

Taifun Wipha: Hong Kong in Chaos - flight cancellations and injuries!

Hongkong, China - The TAIFUN "Wipha" significantly affected Hong Kong today, on July 20, 2025. With a highest warning level of ten over several hours, the residents of the city were asked to get to safety. This led to extensive disorders in public life. Over 471 reports of fallen trees received the fire brigade, which had to work through numerous missions. The authorities reported at least 26 injuries, including 16 men and 10 women treated in clinics.

The effects of "Wipha" were also felt internationally. Hundreds of flights in Hong Kong were painted, which stranded tens of thousands of passengers. Numerous flights also failed in the neighboring Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai. Meteorologists have downgraded the warning level in the evening and the first flights should take off again on Monday night.

The threat from Taifune

tropical hurricanes such as typhoon are a serious danger that can destroy the livelihoods of many people every year. According to Malteser-international.org, the wind speeds reach such storms up to 380 km/h and affect coastal regions in North and South America, Africa and Asia. The increasing frequency of this weather phenomena is reinforced by climate change.

The formation of typhoons is done via warm waters when the water temperatures are at least 26.5 ° C. The evaporation of the water and the ascent of warm, humid air form the basis for the formation of storm clouds and the characteristic rotary movement of the storms. In the high season of the typhoon, which lasts from August to September, the residents of the affected regions are particularly at risk.

provision and emergency aid

In the context of such natural disasters, disaster prevention is of enormous importance. Organizations such as Maltese International do important work in disaster relief. They offer emergency aid in affected areas, including the distribution of relief goods and medical care. For example, aid goods were distributed in myanmar in the course of the “Nargis” cyclone and instant help measures were taken in cyclones in India and Bangladesh. Enlightenment about risks and emergency behavior as well as the creation of emergency plans are central aspects of disaster prevention that contribute to the safety of the affected populations.

The events related to "Wipha" illustrate the urgency of effective emergency strategies and show the dangers that arise from tropical vertebral storms, as well as the need for solidarity support in crisis times.