6 d. ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Red Cross team prepares for disasters beyond Ragasa

When Super Typhoon Ragasa hit Hong Kong last month, nearly 80 Red Cross staff and volunteers worked for 74 hours before, during and after the storm to help residents living in flood-prone areas. In Tai O, the team – comprising 43 Red Cross staff and 34 volunteers – helped residents raise their furniture and issued weather alerts to more than 500 people. As the storm intensified, volunteers distributed 200 sandbags to Sai Kung and Sham Tseng, and supported emergency shelters. Afterwards, they...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong back in action after Super Typhoon Ragasa paralyses city for 2 days

Hong Kong is gradually returning to normality after Super Typhoon Ragasa paralysed the city for nearly two days, with authorities racing to clear 1,200 toppled trees and a backlog of 1,000 flights that affected 140,000 passengers. The deadly super typhoon, which triggered the highest-level No 10 hurricane warning for nearly 11 hours, edged as close as 100km (62 miles) to the south of Hong Kong on Wednesday morning, disrupting work and transport services and forcing the suspension of school...

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa Nears China Coast After Lashing Hong Kong, Killing 15 in Taiwan

Typhoon Ragasa Nears China Coast After Lashing Hong Kong, Killing 15 in Taiwan  Claims Journal

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4 w. ago Di Super typhoon for China wey don kill 17, cause evacuation of almost two million pipo

Di Super typhoon for China wey don kill 17, cause evacuation of almost two million pipo  BBC

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4 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa: Storms hits China with powerful winds, raging water; nearly 2 million evacuated

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Storms hits China with powerful winds, raging water; nearly 2 million evacuated - w  Times of India

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4 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China evacuates nearly 2 million people as typhoon Ragasa set to make landfall soon; death toll in Taiwan rises to 15

Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China evacuates nearly 2 million people as typhoon Ragasa set to make landfall soon; death toll in Taiwan rises to 15  The Indian Express

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4 w. ago China evacuates 1.9 million as super typhoon Ragasa nears landfall

China evacuates 1.9 million as super typhoon Ragasa nears landfall  Euronews.com

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4 w. ago China evacuates nearly two million as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears

China evacuates nearly two million as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears  Insurance Insider

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4 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China evacuates nearly 2 million people as typhoon Ragasa set to make landfall today; 14 dead in Taiwan

Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China evacuates nearly 2 million people as typhoon Ragasa set to make landfall today; 14 dead in Taiwan  The Indian Express

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4 w. ago Hong Kong bankers pack luxury hotels near offices for typhoon trading

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 of up to 195 kilometres (121 miles) per hour early on Wednesday. Ragasa marked the biggest test yet for a change implemented last year by the Hong Kong...

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4 w. ago China raises typhoon alert level as Ragasa nears Guangdong, Hainan

China raises typhoon alert level as Ragasa nears Guangdong, Hainan  chinadailyasia.com

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4 w. ago Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, 14 dead in Taiwan

Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, 14 dead in Taiwan  CNNTyphoon Ragasa: Taiwan lake bursts as year's strongest storm barrels towards China  BBCOne Million Evacuated in China as Typhoon Ragasa Barrels Toward Coast  The New York Times

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4 w. ago Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 14 in Taiwan

Nearly two million relocated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 14 in Taiwan  CNN

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4 w. ago Nearly two million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 15 in Taiwan

Nearly two million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 15 in Taiwan  CNNSuper Typhoon Ragasa: at least 14 killed in Taiwan as Hong Kong and southern China brace for impact  The GuardianTyphoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China  NPR

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4 w. ago Nearly 2 million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 17 in Taiwan

Nearly 2 million evacuated as deadly Typhoon Ragasa slams into southern China, after killing at least 17 in Taiwan  CNNSuper Typhoon Ragasa: at least 14 killed in Taiwan as Hong Kong and southern China brace for impact  The GuardianSuper Typhoon Ragasa latest: China evacuates two million people after 15 killed in Taiwan  The Independent

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4 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa: China evacuates nearly two million people after super typhoon kills 14 in Taiwan

Super Typhoon Ragasa: China evacuates nearly two million people after super typhoon kills 14 in Taiwan  BBC

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa: China evacuates nearly two million people after super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan

Typhoon Ragasa: China evacuates nearly two million people after super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan  BBC

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4 w. ago 'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mph

'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mph  Live Science

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4 w. ago Southern China closes schools and cancels flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears

Southern China closes schools and cancels flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears  AP News

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4 w. ago ‘Wartime readiness’: Shenzhen scrambles as Typhoon Ragasa nears China’s tech hub

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 supplies, boarding up or taping windows, and bracing for what forecasters are saying could be one of the most ferocious storms...

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