Super Typhoon Ragasa: Heng Fa Chuen hit by flooding as seawater surges inland

Super Typhoon Ragasa is bearing down on Hong Kong, with the No. 3 Strong Wind Signal currently in force. The Hong Kong Observatory announced it will upgrade to the No. 8 Gale or Storm Signal at 2:20 p.m. today.

Heng Fa Chuen, a coastal area often hit hard during typhoons, experienced waves as high as 2 to 3 meters crashing ashore around 1 p.m., flooding pedestrian walkways. Nearby housing estates have installed flood barriers and sandbags in preparation, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Viral videos circulating online show seawater surging into storm drains along Shing Tai Road.

The intense water pressure forced manhole covers to burst open, shooting jets of water several stories high, resembling giant fountains.

 

News.Az