Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWaves from Typhoon Ragasa shattered glass doors and flooded the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Hong Kong on Wednesday, sweeping away staff. Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm recorded this year with peak winds of 270km/h, first made landfall in the Philippines on Monday. The superstorm subsequently travelled across the South China Sea, battering Hong Kong, Macau, and southern China with heavy winds and rain. At least 17 people were killed in Taiwan and 10 in the Philippines, with dozens more reported missing due to the typhoon. Watch the video in full above.In fullWall of water smashes through Hong Kong hotel as guests flee Typhoon Ragas in panicThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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

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…

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

No 10 signal in force for nearly 11 hours, with fierce winds and waves causing widespread damage.

In footage shared on Facebook , an enormous surge of water dramatically demolished the glass doors of the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, flooding the lobby.

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

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