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 towards Hong Kong, Macau and southern China. Hong Kong's authorities have issued their third-highest typhoon warning and cancelled at least 700 flights, whilst nearby Shenzhen has ordered the evacuation of 400,000 people. What are your rights if your flight is disrupted? The Independent’s travel expert Simon Calder explains all you need to know if you are planning to travel or have been delayed.

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

Forecaster says Ragasa is expected to enter northern part of South China Sea on Monday in ‘extensive’ circulation and at ‘relatively high’ speed.

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

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.

Super Typhoon Ragasa could cause the longest suspension of flights ever recorded at Hong Kong’s busy international airport

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.

Travellers facing major disruptions, with at least 700 flights set to be cancelled by city’s four airlines alone in coming days.

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.

Hundreds of flights cancelled, schools shut and supermarket shelves emptied as Ragasa brings Asian megacities to standstill

Massive Störungen im asiatischen Flugverkehr verursacht der Taifun Ragasa. Behörden riefen die höchste Warnstufe aus. In Südchina und Hongkong rechnet man mit Sturm, Starkregen…

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.