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14 killed By Lake burst In Taiwan As Super Typhoon Ragasa Wreaks Havoc

At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in the eastern Hualien county after Ragasa pounded the island.

Taipei: Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan.

The Chinese finance hub saw scores of fallen trees and flooding in multiple neighbourhoods, with the storm surge smashing the glass doors of an upscale hotel and flooding its lobby, according to footage circulated online.

Ragasa is churning away from Hong Kong gradually around noon (0400 GMT) but the city will still be lashed by hurricane-force winds,

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