Hong Kong resumes flights as megacities across region count cost of the world’s most powerful storm so far this year

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.

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

2m people have been evacuated in southern powerhouse of Guangdong as it braces for storm

Typhoon Ragasa forces Hong Kong airlines to relocate planes, cancel flights, and brace for impact.

Hong Kong resumes flights as megacities across region count cost of the world’s most powerful storm so far this year

Typhoon Ragasa wreaks havoc in Hong Kong, causing widespread flooding, airport closures, and damage to properties.

Huge clear-up efforts start after storm leaves trail of destruction, with 25 reported dead in Taiwan and the Philippines

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