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Super Typhoon Ragasa struck Xiachuan Island, China, bringing fierce winds, dense rain, and wide flooding aft wreaking havoc successful Hong Kong. One of the strongest storms successful years, Ragasa has prompted Chinese authorities to contented evacuation orders for 2 cardinal people.The nationalist meteorological bureau predicted that the almighty typhoon would deed the seashore betwixt Yangjiang and Zhanjiang connected Wednesday evening. In response, schools, factories, and transport services were unopen down crossed astir a twelve cities.Frightening footage has emerged from Guangdong, China, wherever a section presumption recorded upwind gusts of 67 m/s, the strongest ever measured successful the region, according to Global Times.
Another footage captured almighty gusts sweeping done a railway presumption successful Guangdong, sending luggages flying crossed platforms.Nearly 1.9 cardinal radical were evacuated crossed Guangdong province, AP reported.
In Chuandao town, a upwind presumption recorded gusts reaching 241 kph (around 150 mph) astatine noon, the strongest ever successful Jiangmen since records began. Massive waves pounded Zhuhai’s coastline, portion almighty winds lashed trees nether torrential rain, scattering branches crossed streets.
A video showed tempest surge crashing into the Pearl River Estuary successful the coastal areas of Zhuhai’s Gaolan Island.Streets and low-lying zones were submerged, portion h2o sweept done homes and waterfront infrastructure, bringing the portion to a halt.
Super Typhoon Ragasa has near a way of demolition crossed the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In the Philippines, astatine slightest 10 radical died, including 7 fishermen whose vessel capsized, and 5 others stay missing, with astir 700,000 affected and 25,000 taking refuge successful exigency shelters. In Taiwan, dense rains caused a obstruction water successful Hualien County to overflow, destroying a span and flooding roads successful Guangfu township; authorities reported 14 deaths, 34 injuries, and 124 radical unaccounted for.Hong Kong recorded sustained winds of 195 kph (120 mph), portion Macau suspended powerfulness successful flooded low-lying areas.
