Overview

• The year’s strongest cyclone made landfall near Hailing Island in Yangjiang on Wednesday with sustained winds around 144 km/h after peaking near 265 km/h earlier in the week.
• Hong Kong raised its highest No. 10 signal, reported more than 100 injuries and widespread flooding, then reopened airports, transport and some schools as cleanup of toppled trees and damaged seafronts continued.
• Taiwan revised its death toll to 14 after a barrier lake burst in Hualien County, with dozens still unaccounted for as search-and-rescue teams comb flood-damaged communities.
• Guangdong relocated more than 2 million residents, reported extensive power cuts and thousands of downed trees, and said no typhoon-related deaths had been confirmed as of Friday morning, with crews repairing damaged undersea cables to Shangchuan and Xiachuan islands.
• Ragasa has weakened inland and is tracking toward Vietnam as a rain threat, prompting preparedness orders and limited transport adjustments, while China’s central ministries earmarked 150 million yuan for relief and repairs in affected provinces.