Overview

• Ragasa came ashore on Hailing Island in Yangjiang around 5 p.m. local Wednesday with near‑core winds around 144 km/h and is forecast to weaken as it tracks west.
• Authorities in Guangdong evacuated more than 1.89 million people, including 400,000 in Shenzhen, and imposed broad shutdowns of schools, factories and transport while opening shelters.
• Hong Kong issued Signal 10 as storm surge and powerful gusts flooded waterfronts and damaged buildings, with sustained winds near 195 km/h reported, dozens of injuries and hundreds of flight cancellations.
• Taiwan’s Hualien county confirmed 17 dead, 32 injured and 17 missing after a barrier‑lake failure inundated Guangfu, with 135 people rescued and the premier ordering a review of evacuation compliance.
• Weather stations recorded extreme gusts, including 241 km/h at Chuandao, and officials in the Philippines reported at least 10 deaths from the storm’s earlier passage.