Hong Kong has weathered the worst of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is moving away from the financial hub and is set to cross China’s southern coast later Wednesday, where it’s expected to dump torrential rain.
Ragasa has killed at least 15 people in a rural area of southeastern Taiwan, with rescuers now trying to find 17 others who are still missing.
The storm was packing top sustained winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour as of 3 p.m. local time, according to the weather bureau. The system has weakened slightly and is now a