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Hong Kong, Southern China Shut Schools and Flights as Typhoon Ragasa Nears

Forecasters warn of storm surge comparable to past hits like Hato or Mangkhut, with coastal waters potentially rising up to five metres.

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Overview

  • Hong Kong’s Observatory will issue Signal No. 8 on Tuesday afternoon, with hurricane‑force winds offshore and on high ground expected on Wednesday.
  • Most passenger flights in and out of Hong Kong are set to pause from 6 p.m. Tuesday until early Thursday, with about 700 disruptions and more than 500 Cathay Pacific cancellations.
  • Shenzhen plans to relocate around 400,000 people, as cities across Guangdong suspend classes, work and transport; Macau closes schools and readies evacuation plans.
  • China’s National Meteorological Centre forecasts landfall on Wednesday in Guangdong between Shenzhen and Xuwen as Ragasa tracks west‑northwest across the South China Sea.
  • In the Philippines, officials report at least three deaths, five missing and more than 17,500 displaced after flooding and landslides, following evacuations of over 10,000 people.