Ragasa wreaks havoc in Hong Kong, with Ocean Park hotel breached by waves, ship grounded

Super Typhoon Ragasa wreaked havoc across Hong Kong on Wednesday, with strong waves shattering the glass doors of an Ocean Park hotel, and violent winds blowing a barge ashore and tearing air conditioning units from homes.

Dubbed the “king of storms” by mainland weather authorities, Ragasa maintained winds of 220km/h (137mph) near its centre when the No 8 warning signal was issued on Tuesday afternoon.

The signal was raised to No 9 and then to No 10 early on Wednesday, when it was closest to Hong Kong at a distance of 120km (74.5 miles) south of the city.

After remaining in force for 12 hours, the weather forecaster downgraded the No 10 warning signal to No 8 at 1.20pm on Wednesday.

Online videos showed waves crashing through the glass doors of Fullerton Hotel Ocean Park in Aberdeen, sweeping staff off their feet and flooding the lobby.

A Post reporter later saw hotel staff clearing debris, mopping up water, and sweeping tree branches back outside.

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