Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) as the city shut down and more than 700 flights were cancelled.

The typhoon sparked panic buying this week, with people piling into supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves and in some cases queuing for hours to purchase goods amid fears that shops could be closed for two days.

As the typhoon approached, residents across the city taped their windows in the hope of minisiming any danger from shattered glass.

Packing hurricane-force winds of up to 200 kph (124 mph), Ragasa will be closest to Hong Kong early Wednesday morning, skirting around 100 km to the south of the territory.

Hong Kong issued the typhoon signa

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