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

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

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

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.

The strongest storm anywhere in the world this year is passing over the northern Philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain, prompting evacuations of thousands of…

Shops ‘as busy as Lunar New Year’ with residents scrambling to stockpile food, sparking busy queues and empty shelves.

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.

Authorities say flooding will hit low-lying areas such as Lei Yue Mun in eastern Kowloon, Tai O on Lantau Island and Tai Po in New Territories.

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.

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.

Meteorologists say Ragasa’s projected path resembles Mangkhut’s and Hato’s, but could bring even more violent winds and cause greater damage.