Typhoon Vincente Lashes Hong Kong

Display panels of a store in the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district are taped together as part of safety measures in preparation for Typhoon Vicente, Hong Kong, July 24, 2012.

Firemen try to remove a tree that hit a car during a typhoon in Hong Kong's rural Taipo district, July 23, 2012.

A man reacts while walking past an uprooted tree after Typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong, July 24, 2012.

A taxi drives across an empty street in Hong Kong's central business district as Typhoon Vicente approaches, July 24, 2012.

Passengers sleep in an airport terminal after typhoon Typhoon Vicente stopped flights out of the airport in Hong Kong, July 24, 2012.

A girl dances with a newspaper to entertain herself after a night stranded at the airport by Typhoon Vicente in Hong Kong, July 24, 2012.

Pedestrians brave the strong winds in Central, the business center in Hong Kong Monday, July 23, 2012.