Book extract: Riding out Typhoon Rose in Hong Kong

Riding Out Typhoon Rose
by Iain Ward

Typhoon Rose was one of the worst storms to hit Hong Kong in the last fifty years. Winds gusted between 130 knots (150 mph) and 150 knots (172 mph) and some 12 inches of rain fell during the storm. Over 150 people were killed (no one knows the exact number) and nearly 6,000 rendered homeless. Thirty-seven ocean-going ships were wrecked and 300 fishing vessels either sunk or irreparably damaged.

In this extract from the anthology Stories from the Royal Hong Ko...