Eager travellers, undeterred by the Airport Authority’s announcement that outbound flights would not resume until 6am on Thursday, have headed to Hong Kong International Airport as Severe Typhoon Ragasa moved away from the city. With all flights suspended until midnight, the authority expected the airport would be very busy and anticipated handling about 1,000 flights….
As Super Typhoon Ragasa battered Hong Kong with hurricane-strength winds on Wednesday morning, some worried residents felt their high-rise buildings sway, but experts and authorities have assured the public that such movements are normal. Ragasa, which triggered the highest-level No 10 warning signal, came within about 100km to the south of Hong Kong in the…
Hong Kong’s bankers and traders hunkered down at home or booked hotels near their offices as Super Typhoon Ragasa descended on the Asian financial hub. The big international banks, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC Holdings, told most employees to work from home before the typhoon unleashed a deluge of rain and sustained winds…
Visible satellite image of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Monday, September 22, 2025. RAMMB/CIRA Super Typhoon Ragasa has roared into view, standing out this season—not just for what it has done, but for what it is. As the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025 so far, Ragasa is testing how well societies, infrastructure, and forecasting systems can…
As Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels down on southern China, the country’s tech and manufacturing hub has gone into emergency lockdown mode. With the highest alert level declared, officials in Shenzhen – the southern manufacturing powerhouse with a reputation as China’s Silicon Valley – sounded the alarm for “wartime readiness”. Residents responded by scrambling to stockpile…
Hong Kong International Airport | Image credit: Vietjet Air Hong Kong International Airport is bracing for impact, with plans to ground all passenger flights for 36 hours as the city prepares for one of its fiercest super typhoons in years. According to multiple reports, airport and aviation officials are planning to suspend flights from as…
Around 600 Hong Kong swimmers took part in the Cross Tolo Harbour Open Race on Sunday, despite amber rainstorm and thunderstorm warning signals being raised. The Hong Kong Observatory had raised the thunderstorm warning at 11.15pm on Saturday, and stated explicitly that people should not swim outdoors. The open-water race’s organisers, the Tai Po Sports…
Around 600 Hong Kong swimmers took part in the Cross Tolo Harbour Open Race on Sunday, despite amber rainstorm and thunderstorm warning signals being raised. The Hong Kong Observatory had raised the thunderstorm warning at 11.15pm on Saturday, and stated explicitly that people should not swim outdoors. The open-water race’s organisers, the Tai Po Sports…
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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50 per cent off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory has warned that the approaching Tropical Storm Ragasa, which could intensify into…