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

Hong Kong set to raise T1 typhoon signal as government prepares for ‘serious threats’ posed by looming storm.

Observatory also issues amber rainstorm warning at 9.10am on Sunday, with city experiencing thunderstorms from remnants of Tropical Storm Mitag.

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.

The typhoon, which is gaining strength as it proceeds to southern China, is expected to make landfall over the country’s far north.

Ragasa is expected to make landfall from Shanwei in Guangdong province to Wenchang in Hainan sometime on Wednesday.

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.

Stay entertained during the coming typhoon with activities like Chinese storm folklore, classic Hong Kong cinema and board games.

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.

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…

Observatory downgrades Ragasa from super to severe typhoon, with flights to resume from 6am.

Cyclone expected to come closest to city on Wednesday morning, with hurricane-force winds of at least 118km/h.