HONG KONGโ – Hong Kong andโฃ parts of southern China are working to recover after Typhoon Ragasa brought widespread flooding and disruption,with clean-up efforts underway and transport gradually returning to normal.
The โขpowerful stormโ caused huge waves โto crash over eastern and southern shorelines in Hongโค Kong on Wednesday, submerging โroads and residential properties. Seawater surged into the Fullerton hotel, shattering glass โขdoors and flooding the lobby, though no injuries were reported andโค theโฃ hotel stated services were operating as normal.
In Taiwan, mud-covered areas โwere left โin the wake of the typhoon’s flooding. Nearby, a homeโค goods seller named Nie attempted to salvage โsodden toothpaste boxes, lamenting the โฃeconomic hardship. “Since the pandemic, it’s been extremely difficult to runโฃ a business,” Nie said. “Everything we do is at a loss โฆ And now you come in and there’s nothing.”
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority announced airlines would gradually resume flights on Thursday,with all three runways operating concurrently. Authorities are urgently โขrepairing collapsed roads, clearing over 1,000 fallen trees, and responding to approximately 85 cases of flooding.Clean-up efforts have also begun in Guangdongโฃ Province after torrential rain subsided.
