Published: 14:18, September 23, 2025 | Updated: 16:46, September 23, 2025
Bracing for a super typhoon
By Wang Zhan
Staff members put sandbags at the entrance of a commercial building in Hong Kong on Sept 23, 2025. Super Typhoon Ragasa is expected to strike Hong Kong with strong winds and heavy rains. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG - Shop windows were taped up. Pumping robots were deployed. Flood barriers were installed. Hong Kong went on full alert on Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, edged closer to the city and was expected to bring strong winds, torrential rains and flooding.
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the gale or storm signal No 8 at 2:20 pm. Hurricane-force winds were expected offshore and on high ground, with frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
Residents in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, were also in preparation for the super typhoon's impact, stocking up on food and daily necessities at supermarkets. The Guangzhou municipal government had announced a citywide "five suspensions" measure — halting classes, work, production, transport, and business operations— to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
China Daily's photographer Edmond Tang, Andy Chong and Parker Zheng took the photos.
A large wave breaks along the coast of a residential area in Hang Fa Chuen, Hong Kong, on Sept 23, 2025, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer to the city. (EDMONG TANG / CHINA DAILY)A large wave breaks along the coast of a residential area in Hang Fa Chuen, Hong Kong, on Sept 23, 2025, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer to the city. (EDMONG TANG / CHINA DAILY)Residents look on in a residential building with its windows taped up in Hang Fa Chuen, Hong Kong, on Sept 23, 2025, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer to the city. (EDMONG TANG / CHINA DAILY)Passengers rush to take the last trip of the Star Ferry in Hong Kong on Sept 23, 2025, as the No 8 typhoon signal is hoisted. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Staff members close the entrance of a ferry terminal in Hong Kong on Sept 23, 2025 as the typhoon signal No 8 is hoisted. Super Typhoon Ragasa is expected to strike Hong Kong with strong winds and heavy rains. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Members of the Civil Aid Service assist people to stay away from the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on Sept 23, 2025 as typhoon signal No 8 is hoisted. Super Typhoon Ragasa is expected to strike Hong Kong with strong winds and heavy rains. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)A pumping robot is seen near a river in Hong Kong on Sept 23, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Windows of a shopping mall entrance are taped in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on Sept 23, 2025, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer to the coast of Guangdong. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)People shop for food at a supermarket in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, on Sept 23, 2025, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer to the coast of Guangdong. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
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