Typhoon Nida shuts down Hong Kong 7 Photos . Updated: 03 Aug 2016, 02:31 PM IST Livemint Typhoon Nida, Hong Kong's first major typhoon this year, shut down most of the financial hub with gale-force winds and disrupted hundreds of flights, while low-lying areas were put on flood alert. 1/7Passengers stranded at the airport. AFP 2/7Passengers look at an information board displaying a list of cancelled and delayed flights in Hong Kong on Monday. AFP 3/7A fallen advertising board on a street at the town of Liaogao, in southern China’s Guizhou province. AFP 4/7Chinese workers rest at a stadium as Typhoon Nida hit Guangzhou in south China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday. AFP 5/7Gusts of 151 kilometres (93 miles) per hour whipped Hong Kong and rain lashed down during the night, leaving three people injured and a trail of fallen trees and torn-down scaffolding..Reuters 6/7A man reads a newspaper on the edge of a promenade overlooking Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo :AFP 7/7The city’s port and the Shenzhen Bay Bridge connecting the mainland to Hong Kong were temporarily closed. Reuters