Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, hit Hong Kong with hurricane strength winds and torrential rains on Wednesday (local time, still Tuesday in Brasilia), when the city closed and more than 700 flights were canceled.
The roads were deserted, and authorities instructed people to stay at home, while gigantic waves hit parts of the east and southern coast of the Asian financial center.
With winds of up to 200 km/h, Ragasa will arrive near the city in the coming hours, surrounding about 100km south of the densely populated territory.
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It is expected to maintain the intensity of super typhoons as it approaches the coast of the Chinese province of Guangdong, where they live more than 125 million people, and where it should reach the coast between noon and late Wednesday (local time).
Ragasa has already passed the north of the Philippines and Taiwan.
Typhoon caused panic in shopping this week, with people pissing over the supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves and, in some cases, making rows of hours to buy products, amid fears that stores could be closed for two days.
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As the typhoon approached, residents glued tape on the windows, hoping to minimize the danger of glass shrapnel.
Hong Kong issued the Typhoon sign 10, his highest warning at the beginning of Wednesday, which requires the closing of companies and transportation services.
Authorities have issued the amber signal of storm, predicting the continuation of heavy rains, with some partially flooded streets, according to South China Morning Post.
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They also warned of the rising sea level, saying it could be similar to that observed during the Hato Typhoon in 2017 and the 2018 Mangkhut typhoon, which caused billions of dollars in damage.
The government said it opened 49 temporary shelters in various districts and that 727 people sought refuge in shelters.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will remain open. She changed her policy at the end of last year to continue negotiating regardless of the weather.
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Guangdong authorities moved more than 770,000 people, state broadcaster CCTV said.
At the Macao gambling center near Hong Kong, authorities also issued the alert signal 10.
