Super Typhoon Ragasa Slams Hong Kong, Scary Videos Show Floodwaters Rushing Into Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Lobby
Hong Kong raised its highest storm signal early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest storm of 2025, battered the city, forcing streets to empty and waves taller than lampposts to crash along promenades. Videos on social media showed floodwaters smashing through the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel lobby, sweeping a person inside.
Hong Kong raised its highest storm signal early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest storm of 2025, battered the city, forcing streets to empty and waves taller than lampposts to crash along promenades. Videos on social media showed floodwaters smashing through the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel lobby, sweeping a person inside. The typhoon has already claimed at least 14 lives in Taiwan, with 124 missing after a barrier lake burst. Flights were cancelled at Hong Kong International Airport, schools closed, and supermarkets saw empty shelves. Typhoon 'Ragasa': 2 South China Cities to Suspend School, Production in Response to Approaching Typhoon.
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