Typhoon rips roofs off buildings and floods southern China (VIDEOS)

More than 700,000 people have been evacuated and over 1,800 flights grounded after Hongxia battered southern China with destructive winds and torrential rain Typhoon Hongxia, internationally known as Noul, made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong Province early Sunday, triggering mass evacuations, widespread transportation disruptions, and torrential rain across southern China and Hong Kong.The year’s 12th tropical cyclone – the strongest to hit China this year – came ashore near Pinghai Town in Huidong County, Huizhou City, at around 3:50 AM local time (19:50 GMT Saturday), with maximum sustained winds of 162 kph (100 mph), according to China’s National Meteorological Center. It was the first typhoon to make landfall in Guangdong this year.More than 715,000 people were evacuated across the province ahead of the storm amid fears of flooding and landslides. The authorities suspended classes, work, production, transportation, and business activities in 12 cities.The typhoon caused disruptions across the region. More than 190 high-speed rail services in Guangdong were canceled; regular train services were suspended.The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge temporarily halted operations, an...