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Residents of Hong Kong are stockpiling daily necessities and queues are forming outside supermarkets as the city prepares for one of its strongest super typhoons in years.
Super Typhoon Ragasa Hong Kong: Outbound passengers look at the departure board at the Hong Kong international airport. (IMAGE: AFP)
The Hong Kong International Airport will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from Tuesday evening, news agency Reuters reported citing Qantas Airways. The Asian financial hub is preparing for one of its strongest super typhoons, named Super Typhoon Ragasa, in years.
Hong Kong’s Airport will be closed from 8 pm (1200 GMT) on September 23 to 8 am on September 25, Qantas said in a statement, adding that it would contact customers who are affected.
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The Hong Kong International Airport will suspend all passenger flights for 36 hours from Tuesday evening, news agency Reuters reported citing Qantas Airways. The Asian financial hub is preparing for one of its strongest super typhoons, named Super Typhoon Ragasa, in years.
Hong Kong’s Airport will be closed from 8 pm (1200 GMT) on September 23 to 8 am on September 25, Qantas said in a statement, adding that it would contact customers who are affected.
Airport Authority Hong Kong’s spokespersons told Reuters that they are closely monitoring the developments regarding Super Typhoon Ragasa. They have yet to make an official statement.
The report by Reuters said that the weather is expected to deteriorate rapidly from Tuesday and gale-force to storm-force winds will impact the global financial hub and densely-packed city on Wednesday.
Winds are expected to reach hurricane force offshore and on high ground and residents were seen preparing for the super typhoon.
Photos shared by the news agency showed residents across the city stockpiling daily necessities on Monday morning. Long queues formed at supermarkets where products like milk had already sold out, while vegetables were being sold for more than triple their normal price at fresh markets.
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Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev… Read More
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September 22, 2025, 11:53 IST
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