Super Typhoon lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain
Hong Kong (Reuters) -Puper Typhoon Ragasa, Hong Kong, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, polluted hurricane strong winds and heavy rain on Wednesday when the city was closed and more than 700 flights were canceled.
Typhoon bought panic this week, people stacked in supermarkets, leaving very little on the shelves, and in some cases, it is in line for hours to buy goods between fears that shops can be closed for two days.
As Typhoon approached, the residents in the city taped their windows in the hope of minimizing any danger of the shattered glass.
Ragasa up to 200 km / h will be closest to Hong Kong on Wednesday morning and will be the closest to Hong Kong, which is swept about 100 km in the south of the region.
Hong Kong released the highest Typhoon Signal 10 on Tuesday, which called on most businesses and transportation services to close.
“Seas will be extraordinary with swelling. On the coastline, there will be excessive waves on the eastern and southern shores that will be particularly important.” He said.
Authorities warned that they might be similar to those seen during Typhoon Hato in 2017 and Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, and both caused billions of dollars damage.
The observatory said that the water levels started to increase due to a significant storm fluctuation and that it would reach up to four meters (13 feet) around noon (0400 GMT).
The financial center has already opened 49 temporary shelters in various regions and 727 people took refuge in shelters.
Hong Kong’s stock market will remain open. Whatever the weather, it changed its policy at the end of last year to continue trade.
After Ragasa sweep the Northern Philippines on Monday, Guangdong will maintain the intensity of super typhoon as the mainland approaches the coast of China and Taiwan. Guangdong is expected to go ashore on the shores of the afternoon until Wednesday.
State publisher CCTV said Guangdong officials have evacuated more than 770,000 people.
In the gambling center of Macau next to Hong Kong, the authorities published a warning signal number 10 at 5.30.
(Reporting by Anne Marie Roantre; Editing by Stephen Coates)
