Typhoon Nida Pretty Much Shut Down Hong Kong

<p>A major Chinese city shut down and others are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOZr7MjA5Ws" target="_blank">on red alert</a>&nbsp;thanks to a typhoon.</p><p>Schools and the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-01/hong-kong-prepares-for-strongest-typhoon-this-year-as-nida-nears" target="_blank">stock market</a>&nbsp;closed, and most transportation shut down in anticipation of Typhoon Nida hitting Hong Kong on Tuesday.&nbsp;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/death-and-destruction-china-s-flooding-problem-strikes-again/">Death And Destruction: China's Flooding Problem Strikes Again</a></b></p><p>The typhoon was expected to be the strongest typhoon the region had experienced&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36948131" target="_blank">since 1983</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>It produced&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/asia/typhoon-nida-hong-kong-guangzhou/" target="_blank">wind gusts</a>&nbsp;of 90 miles per hour and dumped several inches of rain on the city.</p><p>Luckily, no major damage or casualties have been reported.</p><p>The Hong Kong Observatory&nbsp;<a href="http://www.weather.gov.hk/m/tcp.htm" target="_blank">downgraded</a>&nbsp;the typhoon to a tropical storm on Tuesday around noon. The storm is now slowly moving inland.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv5QcxfqiWc" target="_blank"><i>CCTV</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><a href="http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/video-gallery.htm" target="_blank"><i>RTHK</i></a><i>,&nbsp;</i><i><a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1998012/beware-flooding-low-lying-areas-warns-observatory" target="_blank">South China Morning Post</a></i><i>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</i><a href="https://weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/typhoon-nida-carina-philippines-china-hong-kong" target="_blank"><i>The Weather Channel</i></a><i>, and images from Getty Images. Music provided courtesy of APM Music.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/syrian-kids-are-burning-tires-to-create-a-diy-no-fly-zone/">Syrian Kids Are Burning Tires To Create A DIY No-Fly Zone</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/a-reindeer-might-have-caused-siberia-s-sudden-anthrax-outbreak/">A Reindeer Might Have Caused Siberia&#039;s Sudden Anthrax Outbreak</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/the-pope-says-violent-terrorism-doesn-t-come-from-islam/">The Pope Says Violent Terrorism Doesn&#039;t Come From Islam</a></li></ul>