Overview

• Ragasa is over the South China Sea after striking Calayan in the northern Philippines, with sustained central winds around 215–220 km/h and reported gusts up to 295 km/h.
• The Hong Kong Observatory said it will issue the T8 signal at 14:20 local time Tuesday, officials opened shelters and suspended schools for Tuesday and Wednesday, and authorities cautioned the impact could rival Hato and Mangkhut.
• Shenzhen ordered large-scale relocations from low-lying coastal zones, and Guangdong raised its emergency alert to the highest level with work, school and transport suspended in multiple cities.
• Hong Kong’s airport will stay open but authorities expect major disruption, and Cathay Pacific anticipates canceling more than 500 flights from Tuesday evening through Thursday.
• More than 10,000 people have taken shelter in the Philippines, closures were ordered across 29 provinces including Metro Manila, and Taiwan warned of extremely heavy rain with evacuations in mountainous areas near Pingtung.