CHINA is preparing for a super typhoon dubbed the "King of Storms" as hundreds of thousands of people are evacuated. Chinese authorities are urging people to stay at home, while schools have been closed and Hong Kong International Airport said it expects "significant disruption to flight operations" until Thursday. Panic buying has set in across Hong Kong with very little left on supermarket shelves following concerns stores could be closed for two days. At 2:20pm local time on Tuesday, Hong Kong Observatory issued its third-highest typhoon warning, T8. At least two people have been killed in a landslide where thousands sought shelter in schools and evacuation centres as the super typhoon hit.