<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Hong Kong issued No-3 warning signal on Monday as typhoon Nesat intensified over the past few hours.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Nesat is expected to be closest to the city during the day, Hong Kong's weather forecaster said.</div><div><br></div><div>The alert was upgraded from a No 1 warning signal issued on Sunday as Nesat battered Philippines.</div><div>Here are five points on typhoon Nesat as it nears Hong Kong:</div><div><br></div><div>2. The weather agency also warned that there would be swells at the sea advising residents to stay away from the shoreline.</div><div><br></div><div>3. Kindergarten classes and schools for children with physical and intellectual disabilities were suspended in Hong Kong.</div><div><br></div><div>4. Typhoon Nesat is estimated to be about 390km southeast of Hong Kong and then move west-southwest at about 15km/h across South China Sea.</div><div><br></div><div>5. Typhoon Nesat made landfall in northern Philippines bringing heavy rainfall that submerged villages and farmlands. Source: Hindustan Times</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>