Compiled by C. ARUNO and FARIK ZOLKEPLI
A VIDEO of a woman in Hong Kong who fell face first on the ground and was blown several metres away by the wind went viral as the city faced its worst typhoon in five years, Sin Chew Daily reported.
The footage shows the woman holding an umbrella being slammed onto the pavement by the strong wind before being blown away.
Fortunately, there were no cars on the road and she managed to pick herself up.
Wild frenzy: A woman trying to get her umbrella under control as strong winds and rain wreak havoc in Hong Kong. — AP
She did not appear to have suffered any serious injuries aside from scrapes and cuts.
Internet users have identified the location as King Ling Road in the Tseung Kwan O neighbourhood.
They described the incident as “terrifying” and warned others not to go outdoors.
The typhoon, named Saola, had triggered Hong Kong’s highest threat level on Friday evening – issued only 16 times since World War II – and registered winds of around 210kph at its peak.
It was downgraded before dawn on Saturday as the typhoon passed the city.
> Hong Kong police have dispelled talk that actor-comedian Eric Tsang was arrested for running a scam syndicate in Myanmar, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Tsang, 70, became a trending topic online after he was accused of having invested in a syndicate and was investigated by the police.
However, the police brushed aside such speculation.
In fact, Tsang is in Taiwan recovering from surgery for an arterial aneurysm.
He told the press that he was getting better.
> Taiwanese singer Selina Jen, who is eight months’ pregnant, is excited about motherhood, China Press reported.
She uploaded several photos of herself in a black dress where she is seen touching her baby bump.
“Everyone we meet on Earth is a gift. Mummy is looking forward to meeting you!” she wrote.
Jen, 41, was earlier reported to have said that the pregnancy had not been easy due to her weakened state following an accident while filming a TV show in 2010.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
