"Footage has shown the fierce strength of Ragasa, which peaked at super-typhoon strength on Monday with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265km/h). In one video, the storm surge smashed through the glass doors of an upmarket hotel in Hong Kong, flooding its lobby. State broadcaster CCTV reported that more than 50,000 trees were destroyed across the Guangdong city of Yangjiang, while in Zhuhai streets were flooded, with rescuers using inflatable boats to rescue stranded residents."
"Huge clear-up operations were under way in southern China and Hong Kong on Thursday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the region, causing widespread flooding and damaged roads. Ragasa, the most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, left a trail of damage across Hong Kong, which resumed international flights on Thursday but kept kindergartens and some schools closed."
Super Typhoon Ragasa battered southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines, causing widespread flooding, damaged roads, and multiple deaths. More than 2 million people were evacuated in Guangdong province, where crews used excavators to clear thousands of toppled trees and unblock roads. Hong Kong resumed international flights but kept kindergartens and some schools closed while crews cleared flood damage. More than 56,000 households in Guangdong suffered power outages. Social media showed Macau residents fishing in flooded streets as authorities warned people to stay indoors. Ragasa peaked with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265 km/h) and has weakened into a tropical storm moving west toward Vietnam.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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