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Super Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong raises storm warning to highest level
Schools and businesses are shut as the typhoon lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain.
Hong Kong's weather service issued the highest level of typhoon warning in the early hours of Sep 24, 2025, as Super Typhoon Ragasa brought powerful winds and lashing rain to the southern Chinese coast. (Photo: AFP/Leung Man Hei)
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Hong Kong raised its typhoon signal to the highest level in the early hours of Wednesday (Sep 24) as cities in southern China prepared themselves for Super Typhoon Ragasa.
It has been described as the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year.
Hong Kong authorities are urging people to stay at home, with schools and businesses shut. A No 10 storm warning indicates sustained speeds of more than 118kmh. Follow our live coverage.
A live view of Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Ragasa lashes the city:
