Overview

• Shenzhen prepared to relocate about 400,000 residents from low‑lying areas as the storm moved across the northern uth ChChina Sea with sustained winds near 220 kph (137 mph).
• Hong Kong warned of a water‑level rise of around 2 meters with localized peaks up to 4–5 meters, citing levels comparable to Typhoons Hato (2017) and Mangkhut (2018).
• Hong Kong issued the T8 warning, closed schools, and cautioned of major flight disruption from Tuesday evening; Cathay Pacific expected to cancel more than 500 flights.
• China’s National Meteorological Centre forecast landfall along Guangdong’s coast on Wednesday, with reported ranges between Shenzhen–Xuwen and Zhuhai–Zhanjiang.
• Earlier impacts included at least three deaths and more than 17,500 displaced in the Philippines, plus thousands evacuated and several injuries in Taiwan as Ragasa passed south of the island.