Hong Kong, parts of southern China shut down ahead of typhoon

[ad_1] Residents and companies hunkered down in Hong Kong and at the least 10 cities in southern China on Tuesday as Tremendous Hurricane Ragasa, probably the most highly effective tropical cyclone of the 12 months, barreled towards land.

Authorities urged residents to remain of their houses, the place folks taped up home windows to guard in opposition to excessive winds. Grocery store cabinets emptied in some areas as panicked residents stocked up on provides.

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Residents ought to put together for “heavy squally showers and thunderstorms” and “overtopping waves over the shoreline,” significantly on the japanese and southern coasts, the Observatory stated.

A reporter for Agence France-Presse noticed waves practically 5 meters excessive crash into the seaside promenade of town’s Heng Fa Chuen residential district round dusk.

The storm is predicted to make landfall from noon to late Wednesday alongside the coast of Guangdong, the place authorities evacuated greater than 770,000 folks, based on state broadcaster CCTV.

On Monday, Ragasa tore via the northern Philippines, the place 1000's sought shelter in colleges and evacuation facilities. In Taiwan, officers stated that 30 folks had been lacking within the japanese county of Hualien, the place a barrier lake within the mountains burst as Ragasa stormed via.