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Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong cancels classes, flights as super typhoon nears Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong and south China braces as super typhoon nears
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Hong Kong's airport will ground most flights from Tuesday evening as the strongest storm this year approaches Watch: People rescued from overflowing river after super typhoon hits the Philippines
Hong Kong has shut schools and some businesses, while the airport will ground most flights from Tuesday evening as the city braces for a super typhoon - the strongest storm of the year so far. China has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and ordered at least 10 cities to close schools and some businesses as the strongest storm of the year bears down on its southern coast.
Fresh food and bread were wiped off supermarket shelves as residents prepared to hunker down, while shop owners piled sandbags in front of their stores. Hong Kong has upgraded its typhoon warning to eight - just two levels below the maximum - ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa.
Super typhoon Ragasa, which killed at least one as it lashed through a remote island in the Philippines on Monday, is due to hit the Asian financial hub later on Tuesday. The storm is expected to make landfall in China's Guangdong province on Wednesday, where some 370,000 people have been evacuated so far, as authorities warn of a "catastrophic" situation.
Millions could be impacted by the storm, which is expected to move towards northern Vietnam and China's Guangdong, where authorities have said to prepare for a "catastrophic" situation. Ragasa has been dubbed the "King of Storms" by China's meteorological agency and is expected to move towards northern Vietnam in the coming days, potentially affecting millions.
Typhoon Ragasa China's meteorological agency has issued strong warnings about Super Typhoon Ragasa, dubbing it the "King of Storms"
Hong Kong International Airport says it expects "significant disruption to flight operations" from 18:00 local time Tuesday until the next day. On Tuesday, supermarket shelves in Hong Kong were wiped empty of fresh bread, vegetables, meat and instant noodles as residents prepared to hunker down.
Hong Kong International Airport said it expected "significant disruption to flight operations" from 18:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on Tuesday until the next day.
More than 500 Cathay Pacific flights are expected to be cancelled, while Hong Kong Airlines said it would stop all departures from the city.More than 500 Cathay Pacific flights are expected to be cancelled, while Hong Kong Airlines said it would stop all departures from the city.
Many cities in Guangdong province have shut schools and some workplaces, as well as suspended public transportation. In cities across southern China, shop owners piled sandbags in front of their stores in preparation for the storm's arrival, with residents in low-lying areas next to the sea front particularly worried about tidal surges.
The Chinese city of Shenzhen, which neighbours Hong Kong, has seen 400,000 people evacuated. Many have also taped up the windows of their homes and businesses, hoping to prevent their destruction.
In the Philippines, where the storm is referred to as super typhoon Nando, at least one person was killed by a landslide in the country's nothern Luzon island and hundreds of families were displaced as a result. Fresh food has sold out as Hong Kong residents prepare to for the storm
More than 10,000 people were evacuated in the Philippines before the storm made landfall on Monday afternoon. Schools and government offices were shut in large parts of the country, including in the capital Manila. While the island of Taiwan remained largely unscathed after Ragasa passed through overnight, at least six people were injured and more than 100 international flights cancelled.
Super typhoon Ragasa - equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane - packed wind gusts of up to 285km/h (177mph) at its highest point on Monday. Ragasa also lashed through a remote island in the north of the Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person as thousands of families were evacuated before the storm made landfall.
Ragasa will "pose a serious threat" to Hong Kong, says Eric Chan, its Chief Secretary for Administration, comparing it to two other typhoons which left behind trails of severe destruction. Schools and government offices were shut in large parts of the country, including in the capital Manila.
Super typhoon Mangkhut in 2018 - to date the most intense typhoon to strike the city - injured 200 people, sunk ships and wrecked infrastructure, with the weather agency estimating economic losses of HK$4.6bn ($592m). More than 10,000 people were evacuated in the Philippines
In 2017, typhoon Hato unleashed serious flooding and smashed and injured more than 100 people in the city. Super typhoon Ragasa - equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane - packed wind gusts of up to 285km/h (177mph) at its highest point on Monday, and has triggered warnings of floods, storm surges and landslides across the region this week.
Fresh food and bread were wiped off supermarket shelves as Hong Kong residents prepare to hunker down Ragasa would "pose a serious threat" to Hong Kong, said Eric Chan, the city's Chief Secretary for Administration, comparing it to two other typhoons which left behind trails of severe destruction.
Super typhoon Mangkhut in 2018 - to date the most intense typhoon to strike the city - injured 200 people, sank ships and wrecked infrastructure, with the weather agency estimating economic losses of HK$4.6bn ($592m: £438m).
In 2017, typhoon Hato unleashed serious flooding and injured more than 100 people in the city.
With additional reporting by Kelly Ng in Singapore
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