"The Hong Kong Observatory said that the weather system was carrying maximum sustained winds of some 220 kilometers per hour (about 140 miles per hour) and was slowly moving to the northwest over the South China Sea. The monitoring station on Tuesday afternoon raised the typhoon signal to Number 8, the city's third-highest alert, shutting most businesses and transport services and disrupting about 700 flights. The alert level could still be upgraded."
"The observatory forecasts hurricane-force winds offshore and on high ground on Wednesday, with heavy rain likely to trigger a major storm and sea surge. Sea levels could rise about two meters along coastal areas and reach four to five meters in some areas, similar to the surges during Typhoons Hato in 2017 and Mangkhut in 2018, which caused billions of dollars in damage."
"Guangdong's emergency management bureau said Ragasa is expected to make landfall along the province's central and western coast. "Key areas should decisively adopt measures... fully ensuring the safety of people's lives and property, and minimising disaster losses to the greatest extent," said a statement from the bureau. In the technology hub of Shenzhen, authorities have ordered the evacuation of 400,000 residents and warned of severe wind, rain,"
Super Typhoon Ragasa carries maximum sustained winds of about 220 kilometers per hour and is moving northwest over the South China Sea. Hong Kong raised its typhoon signal to Number 8, closing most businesses and transport services and disrupting about 700 flights. Forecasts indicate hurricane-force winds offshore and on high ground, heavy rain, and a major storm surge with sea levels rising about two meters and reaching four to five meters in some areas. Ragasa has killed at least three people in the Philippines and displaced thousands. China ordered sweeping precautions affecting tens of millions and thousands of factories; Shenzhen ordered evacuation of 400,000 residents. Ragasa is expected to make landfall along Guangdong’s central and western coast.
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