Evacuation of some of Macao’s low-lying areas is already in progress, with officials describing Ragasa’s approach as a ‘severe challenge’ for the city
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In preparation for Ragasa’s approach later today, the city has taken various measures such as suspending the operation of bridges, public transport and businesses
Described as the strongest storm in the world this year, Ragasa poses a major threat to Macao and could come as close as 100 kilometres to the city tomorrow morning
Ragasa is expected to reach within 100 kilometres of Macao on Wednesday morning, with the authorities braced for major civil emergency
Macao has surpassed Monaco and Singapore to become the most densely populated place on the planet, with 23,167 people per square kilometre
The most powerful storm so far this year will enter the South China Sea later today, and is being compared to Super Typhoons Hato (2017) and Mangkhut (2018) in its ferocity
The local forecaster expects the chances of an upgrade to a level 8 typhoon to be “relatively low,” although it did not completely discount the possibility
A tropical depression is currently skirting Macao but all eyes are on a more threatening depression located east of Luzon and heading northwestward
A no 1 signal looks likely tonight or tomorrow as one cyclone approaches, even as another storm forms to the east of the Philippines