Torrential rain and violent winds brought by the super typhoon Ragasa have battered China's Macao Special Administrative Region and the southern port city of Zhuhai, causing severe flooding and triggering large-scale evacuations. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of the year and by far the strongest, first entered the South China Sea late Monday and has been moving along the southern edge of south China's Guangdong Province where it is expected to make landfall later on Wednesday evening.
In Macao, the typhoon has already caused severe flooding in low-lying areas, with floodwaters reaching up to 1.5 meters deep in the worst-hit zones. Local districts were seen engulfed in water, with businesses shuttered and debris floating by.
One local power company made the move to cut electricity supplies in the affected areas as a safety precaution, and say power will be restored as soon as the floodwaters safely subside.
Meanwhile, in the nearby Zhuhai city in Guangdong, the typhoon's fury has been intensifying.
Industrial monitoring cameras at Zhuhai Port captured scenes of the extreme weather shortly after 09:00 on Wednesday morning, as maximum wind speeds hit 31 meters per second, or over 110 kilometers per hour.
The footage shows relentless winds and torrential rain hammering the port, reducing visibility to a blur. The cameras themselves can be seen shaking as they are buffeted by the strong gusts coming in from the coast.
Zhuhai Port authorities had already taken proactive measures, including evacuating ships to safe anchorages and securing heavy equipment in anticipation of the typhoon's arrival.
Typhoon Ragasa triggers flooding, violent winds in south China
