MACAU (AFP) – The death toll from Severe Typhoon Hato rose to at least 12 on Thursday after a storm that left a trail of destruction across southern China and battered Hong Kong’s skyscrapers. Eight died in the worst-hit gambling hub of Macau, where local media showed cars underwater and people swimming along what are normally streets. The enclave’s famed mega-casinos were running on backup generators. One man was killed after being injured by…