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2 Filipinos hurt, 37 rescued from Mangkhut in Hong Kong: diplomat

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/09/17/20180917_mangkhut.jpg"/><figcaption>A man walks as high waves hit the shore at Heng Fa Chuen, a residential district near the waterfront, as Typhoon Mangkhut slams Hong Kong, Sunday. <em>Bobby Yip, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Two Filipinos in Hong Kong sustained minor injuries while at least 37 others were rescued as Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the Chinese territory after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines, a Filipino diplomat said Monday.</p><p>The world&#x27;s biggest storm this year felled trees and sent skyscrapers swaying in Hong Kong, injuring more than 200 people there before making landfall in southern China&#x27;s Guangdong province.</p><p>Two Filipinas hurt by falling debris were declared out of danger, Philippine Consul General to Hong Kong Antonio Morales told ANC.</p><p>Thirty-two Filipino tourists were rescued from a tour bus that was stranded on a bridge on its way to the airport where some 800 flights were cancelled, Morales said.</p><p>The tour group was brought back to their hotel in the Kowloon area, he said, adding the tourists were in &quot;good condition.&quot;</p><p>Five Filipina workers were rescued by Hong Kong authorities from a dive resort development, he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/16/18/watch-howling-winds-warn-of-mangkhuts-arrival-in-hong-kong">WATCH: Howling winds warn of Mangkhut&#x27;s arrival in Hong Kong</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/17/18/mangkhut-slams-into-china-after-pummeling-philippines">Mangkhut slams into China after pummeling Philippines</a></li></ul><p>Morales urged the 220,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong, most of whom are household workers, to avoid going outdoors as clearing operations may &quot;take some time.&quot;</p><p>Almost all flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled. Schools in the city will be shut Monday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1424154" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>DAMAGE BACK HOME</strong></div><p>Mangkhut left large expanses in northern Luzon underwater over the weekend as fierce winds tore trees from the ground and rain unleashed dozens of landslides.</p><p>The death toll jumped to 59 on Sunday evening, police said, as more landslide victims were discovered.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/09/16/18/shattered-buildings-swamped-fields-the-aftermath-of-typhoon-mangkhut">Shattered buildings, swamped fields: the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut</a></li></ul><p>Authorities said they would continue efforts in the morning to dig out a group of 2 dozen miners who are feared dead after their bunkhouse was hit by a landslide near the northern city of Baguio.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/16/18/watch-residents-leave-landslide-hit-village-in-benguet">WATCH: Residents leave landslide-hit village in Benguet</a></li></ul><p>In the town of Baggao the typhoon demolished houses, tore off roofs and downed power lines. Some roads were cut off by landslides and many remained submerged.</p><p>Farms across northern Luzon, which produces much of the nation&#x27;s rice and corn, were swamped by muddy floodwater, their crops ruined just a month before harvest.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re already poor and then this happened to us. We have lost hope,&quot; 40-year-old Mary Anne Baril, whose corn and rice crops were spoilt.</p><p>&quot;We have no other means to survive,&quot; she said tearfully.</p><div><strong>-- with a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Two Filipinos sustained minor injuries while at least 37 others were rescued as Typhoon Mangkhut slammed Hong Kong after leaving a wide trail of destruction in the northern Philippines, a Filipino consulate official said Monday.</p>

Two Filipinos sustained minor injuries while at least 37 others were rescued as Typhoon Mangkhut slammed Hong Kong after leaving a wide trail of destruction in the northern Philippines, a Filipino consulate official said Monday.