Overview

• Ragasa made landfall near Yangjiang in Guangdong on Wednesday after passing south of Hong Kong, which briefly raised its maximum T10 signal.
• Authorities in Guangdong evacuated nearly 1.9 million people and mobilized tens of thousands of emergency responders as the storm moved west.
• At least 27 people have been confirmed dead across Taiwan and the Philippines, including 17 in Taiwan after a lake overflow in Hualien destroyed a bridge and swept through a town.
• Hong Kong reported at least 90 injuries, widespread coastal flooding and hundreds seeking shelter, with viral videos showing waves breaching the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel; the hotel reported no injuries.
• Transport disruptions rippled across the region, including more than 600 flight cancellations in Hong Kong, and forecasters expect the weakened system to track toward Vietnam and Laos.