Hong Kong Typehoon Season: Super Typhoon Ragasa continues its devastating march through East Asia. Satellite images show that it sets out towards southern China after causing confusion on Tai -Wan and the Philippines. Authorities increase alarms through storm growth, widespread cancellation and approaching Landfall.
Where is Ragasa now – and what do the maps show?
Ragasa satellite and tropical cyclone trackers move to the west-red western along the Northern South China Sea after the Bot O North Luzon in the Philippines and East Taiwan.
The common forecasts of meteorological agencies and independent followers show a compact but intense cyclone with a well -defined eye and a very high permanent wind and project the track towards the coast of Guangdong and Delta Pearl River.
The joint warning center of the typhoon (JTWC) and regional agencies published maps of cone uncertainty showing the storm center approaching southern China.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa: Disruption of flight
More than 700 flights have already been canceled throughout the region. Airlines including Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Hong Kong Airlines and many others suspend operations as preventive measures. Authorities warn passengers to expect further delay and cancellation.
Super Typhoon Ragasa: Which airlines and routes are affected?
- Cathay Pacific canceled more than 500 flights to the AZ International Airport in Hong Kong from 18:00 23 September. The airline plans to gradually renew operations during the day of the day to Thursday.
- HK Express, Cathay Pacific budget arm, also cut about 100 flights in the same period.
- Emirates suspended all services between Dubai and Hong Kong and Dubai and Shenzhen from 23 to 25 September.
- Other carriers such as British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, Air India, Japanese Airlines, Gulf Air, Bangkok Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and KLM, all canceled all flights to/from Hong Kong or close cities or expect disturbances.
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Super Typhoon Ragasa: How long will the flight disruption last?
- The international airport in Hong Kong was effectively closed by flight operations of passengers from 18:00 to 23 September to 6:00 in the morning, September 25, which represents 36 hours closure.
- During this period, limited freight flights may operate depending on the developing weather conditions.
Super Typhoon Ragasa: When and where is the Landfall expected?
Meteorological services and intelligence agencies predict Landfall on the southern coast of China between icing and late Wednesday, with Guangdong province (areas between Yangjiang and Zhanjiang and Delta Western Pearl River) most likely to impact.
Reuters reports that the storm can maintain very high wind speeds to the nearby coast. Local forecasts suggest that the closest access to Hong Kong will be about 100 km of the city.
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Maps and followers – where to watch Super Typhoon Ragasa in real time
Consult for lively monitoring and authoritative maps:
Common Typhoon War Center (JTWC) and local meteorological agencies (China Meteorological Administration, Hong Kong Observatory, Tai -Wan CWB, Pagasa in the Philippines).
Independent pages of live map like zoom.earth and observers
Evacuation caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa – How many people have been moved to safety?
Evacuation data varies between official and media reports because the authorities rushed to move residents before Landfall:
The Chinese state media and some stores report that hundreds of thousands evacuated in Guangdong – official provincial announcements quoted 371,000 in some cities and locations, while other intelligence agencies have set a higher number, more than 770,000 evacuated, and some press accounts reported up to 1.9 million people over the provincial.
In the Philippines, the embossed agencies report tens of thousands of displaced and many of them placed in the evacuation centers after Ragasa crossed the North Islands; The AHA Center and the local authorities issued a flash update describing emergency shelters and assessing damage.
Taiwan also performed targeted evacuation in the flood susceptible region; However, reports suggest that evacuation and warnings systems were impressed in certain areas and increased the humanitarian strain.
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The number of victims and victims from Super Typhoon Ragasa – What is confirmed so far?
Confirmed death and missing persons growing in a storm furrow:
Tai -wan: Authorities reported 14 deaths in the Eastern Region Hulien after torrential rains caused the bursting of the barrier lake and sent to the walls of the water; Dozens are missing. The rescue teams were deployed in the middle of extensive destruction.
Philippines: The first reports indicate that at least three to four deaths and thousands of affected – including tens of thousands of displaced or looking hiding – in the provinces affected when Ragasa crossed the archipelago.
Hong Kong / South China: At the time of writing, more injuries and infrastructure damage are reported; The authoritative higher deaths in Hong Kong or Guangdong were not final and made up by local authorities. Journalists on Earth report injuries and scenes of flooding and wind damage.
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Storm growth, floods and risk of landslide – where is the greatest danger?
Meteorologists warn against three main risks:
Storm Surge: Coast Guangdong, the mouth of the Pearl, Macau and the low -lying Hong Kong embankment faces a significant risk of growth; Some forecasts compare the potential climb of the sea with heavy past events (for example, Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018). The authorities urged the coastal evacuation.
Torrential collisions and lightning floods: Taiwanese eastern regions – especially HUALIien – have already shown the catastrophic effects of heavy rain: overflowing dams and barrier lakes, landslides and sudden floods. Similar risks with lightning are now threatened by steep coastal and river zones in southern China and the Philippines.
Landslides: Saturated slopes in mountain areas may fail; The experience of Taiwan shows an extreme danger to the communities under the river basin susceptible to the landslide.
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