Southern China Authorities responses measures for Typhoon Ragasa

Authorities across southern China have been enacting emergency response measures as Typhoon Ragasa made landfall along the coast of south China’s Guangdong Province on Wednesday afternoon, with the powerful storm bringing ferocious winds and torrential rain.

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 Guangdong at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour. The Guangdong provincial emergency management department had acted in advance of Ragasa’s arrival, with over one million people being evacuated as a precaution.

Various control measures have been imposed in coastal waters by local authorities, with all port operations suspended. The central government has also urgently allocated supplies to support Guangdong in response to the typhoon.