Super typhoon Ragasa makes landfall, Chinese people rush to stock up

(Dan Tri) - The Philippines and Hong Kong (China) are taking a series of emergency measures to respond to super typhoon Ragasa.

Cyclone Ragasa has intensified into a super typhoon. With sustained winds of up to 270 km/h for a short period, Ragasa has become the world's strongest storm so far this year. Satellite images show a small, well-defined eye with perfectly symmetrical cloud bands, a hallmark of an extremely powerful storm.

In response to the situation, Qantas Airways said that Hong Kong International Airport (China) will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from 6:00 p.m. on September 23 to 6:00 a.m. on September 25 due to super typhoon Ragasa.

Similarly, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways also said it was closely monitoring the potential impact of the storm, although many of its flights were currently unaffected, but that could change as the situation worsens.

People stock up on necessities at a supermarket in Hong Kong (China) (Photo: Reuters).

A spokesman for the Hong Kong Airport Authority (China) also said they are closely monitoring the developments of super typhoon Ragasa and preparing to respond.

People in Hong Kong (China) are rushing to stock up on daily necessities to cope with the super typhoon. Long lines of people are lining up at supermarkets. Some products such as milk have sold out and vegetables are being sold at three times the normal price.

In the Philippines, more than 10,000 people were moved to schools or evacuation centers ahead of Ragasa’s landfall. Strong winds were reported in the northernmost province of Cagayan on the main island of Luzon, said Rueli Rapsing, the province’s disaster agency chief.

"We are prepared for the worst-case scenario. Since the super typhoon will pass through Calayan town, we are paying close attention to that area," he told AFP.

Heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas in Aparri town, northern Philippines due to the impact of super typhoon Ragasa on September 22 (Photo: AFP).

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos also announced that he was closely monitoring the situation and all government agencies were "on standby to assist wherever and whenever needed".

Schools and government offices in Metro Manila and 29 provinces across the country were closed due to forecasts of heavy rain. Meteorologist John Grender Almario said "severe flooding and landslides" were possible in northern areas of the main island of Luzon.

The Philippine national weather agency has raised the storm warning to its highest level for the Babuyan archipelago in the country's north, urging people in low-lying and coastal areas to evacuate due to rising sea levels and flooding.

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