- Ragasa swept through the northern Philippines on Monday.
- Ragasa disturbs 700 flights, Hong Kong Observatory warns about the sea wave.
- Macau, Shenzhen is preparing for influence, evacuations and shelters activated.
Hong Kong: Hong Kong stagged after Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world’s most powerful tropical typhoon this year, closed schools and some companies, while most passenger flights were scheduled to be suspended later in the day until the beginning of Thursday.
Ragasa, packing of hurricane power of up to 220 km/h (137 mph), edges closer to the coast of the nearby southern Guangdong province in China, Hong Kong Observatory said.
The authorities in the financial hub are set to raise the typhoon signal to 8, its third highest, at. 14.20 (0620 GMT), which will cause most companies and transport services to shut down. About 700 flights have been interrupted.
The observatory said it will assess whether it should issue a higher warning late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Ragasa swept through the northern Philippines on Monday and prompted President Ferdinand Marcos JR to order the country’s disaster action agency to go full alarm and mobilize all state agencies.
The Hong Kong Observatory said that hurricane power is winning offshore, and on high grounds was probably in Hong Kong Wednesday, with heavy rain, which is expected to lead to a significant storm and sea wave in the tightly packed city.
It warned of rising sea level, as it said would correspond to those seen during Typhoon Hato in 2017 and Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, both of which caused billions of dollars in damage.
The water level will rise about two meters (six feet) along Hong Kong’s coastal areas, and maximum water levels can reach up to 4-5 meters (12-15 feet) in some areas, the observatory said, calling on residents to take appropriate precautions.
Local authorities on Monday handed out sand bags for residents to strengthen their homes in low -lying areas, while many people stored daily necessities.
Long queues formed in supermarkets; Milk and meat sold out and vegetable prices in freshly produced markets tripled, according to Reuters witnesses on Monday.
Hong Kong’s stock exchange will remain open. It changed its policy late last year to continue to act regardless of the weather. Chinese authorities have activated flood control measures in several southern provinces warning of heavy rain from late Tuesday.
Residents of the world’s largest gambling hub in Macau also support significant influence, with school closures and evacuation plans in progress.
In China’s Technology Hub Shenzhen, the authorities said they have prepared more than 800 emergency holster.
Taiwan’s government has evacuated more than 7,600 people from mountainous southern and eastern areas, while transport disorders continued another day on Tuesday with 273 flights canceled and some rail services suspended.
