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Hong Kong Reopens as Typhoon Ragasa Weakens After South China Landfall

The reopening follows mass evacuations after the year's most powerful regional cyclone.

Overview

  • Hong Kong International Airport restarted operations after a 36-hour shutdown, with airlines scheduling around 1,000 flights as all three runways reopen.
  • Major South China container terminals including Yantian, Nansha, Shekou and the Port of Hong Kong were slated to resume Thursday, with logistics firms projecting three-to-seven day delays for ocean and air freight.
  • Ragasa made landfall along Hailing Island in Yangjiang, Guangdong, after striking Taiwan and the Philippines, with official gusts reaching 241 km/h in Jiangmen.
  • The Hong Kong Observatory raised Signal No. 10 during the storm and reported maximum sustained winds near 195 km/h, with more than 100 injuries and widespread flooding citywide.
  • Authorities relocated more than two million people across Guangdong, and reported fatalities include about 17 in Taiwan and 10 in the Philippines.