"Hong Kong is facing a night of destructive winds and drenching rain as Super Typhoon Ragasa tracks toward the financial hub, potentially becoming the most damaging storm since Mangkhut in 2018. The typhoon is packing top sustained winds of 220 kilometers (137 miles) per hour, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, which is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale. The system was 340 kilometers southeast of the city as of 4 p.m. local time."
"Ragasa has caused major flight disruptions, and suspension of school classes and business activities across southern China after skirting northern Philippines on Monday. The weather bureau has issued its third-highest storm warning, and is assessing the need to raise it further, potentially to the highest level. The current storm warning level in place is dubbed signal No. 8, while the most severe alert, known locally as a T10, means hurricane-force winds are present or expected."
Super Typhoon Ragasa is approaching Hong Kong with sustained winds of 220 km/h, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane, and was located 340 kilometers southeast of the city late afternoon. The storm has disrupted flights, closed schools and businesses across southern China, and prompted the Hong Kong Observatory to issue signal No. 8 while considering raising the alert to the highest T10. Forecasters warn of gale- to storm-force winds and a potentially damaging storm surge comparable to 2018's Mangkhut. Conferences moved online, delegates withdrew, and bankers expedited paperwork as conditions deteriorate and impacts spread.
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