Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in recent years, has caused fatal destruction on Tai -Wan, in the Philippines and southern China. The impact of the storm was also felt in Hong Kong, where waves higher than the promenades from battered lamps.
17 people died on Tai -Wan after the floods had submerged submerged roads and swept vehicles in one region. Northern Philippines reported 10 deaths.
Typhoon continued his journey to South China, where nearly 1.9 million people were moved throughout the Guangdong province. The meteorological station in Chuandao recorded a historic maximum gust of 241 km / h. On the coast of Zhuhai, the city beat huge waves and intense rain, and the fallen branches scattered along the streets.
Social media user shared video from the Fullerton Hotel Ocean Park in Hong Kong on the Social Media X and said, “I have never seen anything like that.”
Typhoon made Landfall along the Hailing Island coast in Yangjiang City at about 5 pm, packed the maximum winds near the center of 144 km / h, said the Chinese State broadcaster CCTV.
It is predicted that Typhoon will move west and stimulates some train services in the Guangxi region on Thursday.
The Chinese government has assigned 150 million yuan ($ 21 million) to effort in the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian.
The Hong Kong observatory said Ragasa had the maximum permanent winds near the Wednesday about 195 km / ha surrounded about 100 kilometers south of the city. Hong Kong categorizes cyclones with permanent wind 185 km / h or stronger as super typhoons so that the inhabitants are vigilant about an intense storm.
Persov’s wind rockering crane, the vessel crashes to the shore
The windstorms of the storms also hit Hong Kong and awakened the inhabitants in the early morning hours. Online messages were described by scenes of the kitchen fan ventilation that are blown and swaying crane.
The wind broke part of the roof of the pedestrian bridge, knocked hundreds of trees and sent a container to the shore and broke the glass railing. The floods were reported in areas around rivers and promenades and 90 injured people were treated in hospitals.
Both Hong Kong and Macao, a nearby casino center, abolished schools and flights. Many shops have been closed and hundreds of people were looking for refuge in temporary shirts. In Macau, the street turned into streams with floating debris and rescue crews used inflatable ships to save those who were trapped.
The local electricity supplier in the city suspended energy in some flooded, low -lying areas as security measures.
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