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| Waterfront, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Sitting here in Discovery Bay, HK, 10:00 am, Super typhoon Ragasa is just to our SSE, winds pretty strong. Ragasa is a Tagalog (Philippines) word meaning “fierce and great”.
Byron, our labradoodle, refuses to go out for a wee-wee, so we have close 👀on him…
A woman and her child were swept into the sea when they went to the rocks to “watch the waves”…
From the free article at South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong has woken up to a downpour triggered by the highest-level No 10 warning, which shut down the city, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges as close as 100km (62 miles) south of the city.
The weather forecaster, which upgraded the No 9 signal issued at 1.40am to the hurricane warning an hour later, has said Ragasa will be closest to the city between 6am and 9am on Wednesday.
The weather has deteriorated rapidly overnight, with winds strengthening quickly and reaching hurricane force offshore and on high ground at first.
The Observatory also warns of frequent heavy squally showers, large waves crashing along the shoreline, and a significant rise in water levels. It has urged residents to stay indoors. Keep reading…
