Hong Kong - Typhoon York thrashed Hong Kong yesterday, leaving one person dead, one missing and at least 466 injured as the territory's worst storm in 16 years uprooted trees, tossed ships and shattered windows.
As winds of up to 140 km per hour (87 mph) pummelled the former British colony, rescuers winched five crew from a sinking freighter and pulled residents out of flooded homes and lifts stranded between floors by power failures.
Some 467 people were taken to hospital, including a man hit by flying debris who bled to death. Eleven people were in serious condition.
