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The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (
BMKG
) mention
Typhoon Super Ragasa
has the potential to have an indirect impact on the territory of Indonesia in the form of rain with moderate to heavy intensity in several regions.
“Ragasa’s tropical cyclone is estimated to be in the Philippines with a maximum wind speed of 110 knots and a pressure of 905 HPA. Both (Ragasa and 92W cyclone seeds) form convergence and conflicting areas that trigger moderate rain in Kalimantan, North Maluku and Papua,” BMKG wrote in the weekly weather prospects for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather for the weekly weather,
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In addition to Typhoon Ragasa, there are also 92W cyclone seeds that are predicted to be in the northern Philippine sea of Papua with a maximum wind speed of 20 knots and 1004 HPA pressure.However, the potential of these cyclone seedlings increases so tropical cyclones are called low.
Typhoon Ragasa caused thousands of people to flee from villages in the northern Philippines and killed at least three people.Now, the typhoon moves towards Hong Kong, southern mainland China, and Taiwan, where people are preparing to face more severe extreme weather.
Quoted from
Aljazeera
, Hong Kong officials warned about a serious threat from Typhoon Super Ragasa, comparing the risk with some of the most destructive storms in the history of the city.
“Ragasa will be a serious threat to Hong Kong, who can reach the level of damage such as Hato in 2017 and Mangkhut in 2018,” said Eric Chan, number two Hong Kong officials, on Monday (9/22), referring to two super typhoons that caused severe damage.
According to Hong Kong weather services, Ragasa produces wind with a maximum speed of 220 kilometers per hour at its center while crossing the South China Sea on Tuesday (9/23) morning.
Aviation Authority said Hong Kong Airport will remain open, but there will be a “significant disruption in flight operations” starting at 6 pm (17:00 WIB) on Tuesday (9/23) until the next day.
More than 500 Cathay Pacific flights are expected to be canceled.
In Taiwan, state weather services predict “very heavy heavy rain” in the eastern part of the country.
“The radius of this storm is quite extensive, around 320 kilometers. Although the center of the typhoon is still quite far away, the extensive and strong wind field and the external circulation have begun to influence parts of Taiwan,” the report said.
Meanwhile, officials in Shenzhen, China, plans to evacuate around 400,000 people, including residents who live in lowland areas and flood -prone.Shenzhen Airport said he would stop flights starting Tuesday (9/23) night.
The Chinese National Meteorology Center predicts Typhoon will land in the coastal area between Shenzhen City and Xuwen Regency in Guangdong Province on Wednesday (9/24).
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