PHOTOS: Typhoon Merbok moves away from Hong Kong

Typhoon Merbok moves away from Hong Kong without causing any major damage, as it pounded the financial hub with heavy rain and strong winds before moving further inland on Tuesday towards southern China. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

Updated on: Jun 13, 2017 10:53 AM IST

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Typhoon Merbok moves away from Hong Kong without causing any major damage, as it pounded the financial hub with heavy rain and strong winds before moving further inland on Tuesday towards southern China. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

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More than 40 flights were cancelled and another 350 delayed after Typhoon Merbok pounded Hong Kong. (Bobby Yip / REUTERS)

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Rain falls over Victoria Harbour as Tropical Storm Merbock approaches Hong Kong. Merbok made landfall on the eastern side of Mirs Bay before midnight and then headed across coastal Guangdong province. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

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Passengers crowd at a subway station in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung / AP)

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A wedding couple braves strong winds as typhoon Merbok moves near Hong Kong. Heavy rains and strong winds will continue throughout Tuesday morning. (Bobby Yip / REUTERS)

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The Hong Kong Observatory said that the typhoon was about 200km north-northeast of Hong Kong on Tuesday morning and moving at approximately 18km/h across the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. (Vincent Yu / AP)

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Financial markets, schools, businesses all resumed normal operations on Tuesday, a day after hundreds of thousands of workers scurried home early as authorities hoisted the No. 8 typhoon signal. (Kin Cheung / AP)

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A woman poses on a Kowloon promenade in front of the city's skyline. (ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)

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Dark clouds hang low over a business center . Hong Kong lowered the storm signal to No. 3 early on Tuesday and it was expected to remain in force for most of the morning. (Vincent Yu / AP)