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Hong Kong Raises T8, Shenzhen Relocates 400,000 as Super Typhoon Ragasa Nears Guangdong

Forecasters warn of coastal water levels up to five metres, with hundreds of flights scrapped as the storm tracks toward a Wednesday landfall.

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Overview

  • Ragasa was over the northern South China Sea with maximum sustained winds near 220 km/h and was forecast to make landfall on Guangdong’s coast between Zhuhai and Zhanjiang on Wednesday, according to regional meteorological agencies.
  • Hong Kong issued Signal No. 8 on Tuesday, closing schools and many services, as officials warned of hurricane‑force gusts and storm surge of about 2 metres on coasts and up to 4–5 metres in some areas.
  • Air travel faced major disruption, with about 700 flights affected across the region and more than 500 Cathay Pacific cancellations, while Shenzhen’s airport said it would halt flights from Tuesday night.
  • Shenzhen ordered the relocation of roughly 400,000 residents in low‑lying and flood‑prone areas, and multiple Guangdong cities suspended classes, work and transport; Macau closed schools and prepared evacuation measures.
  • In the Philippines, where the storm made landfall on Monday, officials reported at least three deaths, five missing and more than 17,500 displaced by flooding and landslides.