Watch: Scaffolding ripped from Hong Kong building as Typhoon Noul makes landfall

What the report says

BBC World News reported that Typhoon Noul struck southern China on Sunday morning, bringing intense winds and heavy rain to the region. The broadcaster’s video report focused on Hong Kong, where a section of multi-storey scaffolding on Cheung Sha Wan Road was torn down during powerful winds on Saturday. Police said they received many calls about the collapse, and no injuries had been reported at the time of the BBC item.

The storm also disrupted transport. According to the BBC, Hong Kong airport cancelled about 360 passenger flights as Noul affected the city and nearby areas. State media described Noul as the strongest typhoon to make landfall in China so far in 2026, a sign of the storm’s significance for authorities and emergency services.

The BBC item did not provide a detailed damage assessment beyond the scaffolding incident, nor did it report deaths or wider casualty figures. It also did not identify the precise landfall location in southern China. The available information indicates a fast-moving severe weather event with immediate public-safety and travel consequences.

More broadly, Hong Kong and China’s southern coast are regularly exposed to tropical cyclones during the regional storm season. Such systems can create risks from falling debris, flooding, landslides and transport shutdowns, particularly in dense urban areas with high-rise construction and roadside structures. Further official updates would be needed to confirm the full extent of damage from Typhoon Noul.