Severe Typhoon Mangkhut brought Hong Kong to a standstill on Sunday, September 16, lashing the city with heavy downpours and winds as high as 180 km/h.

This video, taken in Heng Fa Chuen on the island's east around 4 pm, shows residents walking through waters coming up to their knees.

Authorities said Mangkhut is the most severe storm to hit Hong Kong since records began.

The Typhoon Signal 10 was raised just before 10 am on Sunday, along with the Red rainstorm warning. Mangkhut left a path of destruction in the city, downing trees, smashing windows and cutting out power for thousands of households.

People struggle through the flooded streets of Heng Fa Chuen. Hong Kong is ravaged by the worst storm of the year, Typhoon Mangkhut. Having lost wind speed while over the Philippines, the super typhoon was reclassified as severe on its approach to Hong Kong.
With winds of 175km/hr the Hong Kong Observatory raised the highest T10+ warning 2 hours before the typhoon struck.