Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong as it made a landfall in adjoining Taiwan. The storm brought the city’s aviation hub to a standstill, Reuters reported.

Typhoon Ragasa forces Hong Kong airport shutdown

Hong Kong International Airport has imposed a 36-hour shutdown, the first time passenger flights have been halted for such a long stretch. All departures and landings have been cancelled starting Tuesday evening. Live tracker data shows the typhoon is currently about 156 km south of Shenzhen and is expected to keep moving west at a pace of 20–25 km per hour over the next few hours (last updated 5hrs ago). The closure is set to impact thousands of tourists and international flyers, with many flights facing delays, reschedules, or can

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