Thousands were evacuated and hundreds of flights have been canceled ahead of the major storm, equivalent in wind speed to a Category 5 hurricane.

Several airlines have offered free rebooking of air tickets for journeys between Tuesday and Thursday.

Forecaster issues T3 signal at 9.40pm, with warning to be upgraded to T8 at 2.20pm on Tuesday.

Super Typhoon Ragasa prompts evacuations in Babuyan Islands, threatens Taiwan, Hong Kong, and southern China with destructive winds.

Ragasa is forecast to hit northern Philippines on its way to southern China later this week.

Watch live as Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, passes through the Phillipines whilst China, Hong Kong and Taiwan go on high alert.

Thousands were evacuated and hundreds of flights have been canceled ahead of the major storm, equivalent in wind speed to a Category 5 hurricane.

Storm Ragasa is poised to be most powerful in years with Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam also set to be affected

The Chinese capital rushed to prepare for Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a 'serious threat' comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city's recent…

Passage of Ragasa will be the latest in a line of superstorms that have struck the city over the decades.

Hong Kong is bracing for hurricane force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa as southern China prepares for heavy flooding.

Ragasa is the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year.

Ragasa could become the strongest typhoon in the city’s history.

Hong Kong shut schools and cancelled flights on Tuesday as super typhoon Ragasa - the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year - neared the financial centre.

Two people were reported dead in Taiwan, with dozens missing. Hong Kong canceled flights, Macau shut casinos and Shenzhen planned to evacuate 400,000 people.

Super typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, has hit the Philippines, causing widespread evacuations and airport shutdowns across East Asia. The superstorm…

Typhoon Ragasa is sweeping over Asia causing major disruption. The Category 5 super typhoon – which has been labelled as “potentially catastrophic” – is currently travelling west…

Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong, causing panic buying, evacuations, and closures as residents brace for powerful winds and rain.

Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm makes landfall on Guangdong coast

At least 14 killed in Taiwan and three in Philippines as Hong Kong, Macau and southern Chinese cities brought to standstill

One million residents of Guangdong, in southern China, were evacuated before the powerful storm made landfall on Wednesday. At least 18 people have been killed along its path this…