Super Typhoon Sweeps Family Out to Sea in Hong Kong
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A mother and her 5-year-old son are in critical condition after being swept out to sea by giant waves as Super Typhoon Ragasa battered Hong Kong, prompting the city to issue its highest-level storm warning for the second time this year.
The Hong Kong Observatory raised the No. 10 hurricane signal at 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 24 as the storm unleashed hurricane-force winds and a severe storm surge that inundated coastal areas. Water levels in the city’s east rose more than 3 meters above Chart Datum by Tuesday morning.
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- Super Typhoon Hakgaso triggered Hong Kong's highest No.10 storm warning for the second time in 2024, a rare event last seen in 1964.
- Giant waves swept a mother, her 5-year-old son, and their father into the sea; the mother and son are in critical condition, the father is serious.
- The typhoon caused at least 33 injuries, 270 fallen tree reports, 12 flood incidents, and one landslide across the city.
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- Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel
- The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel, a five-star establishment in Hong Kong, experienced significant damage during Super Typhoon Hakgaso. Surging seawater shattered the glass doors of its lobby, and video footage captured a person being knocked off their feet and washed several meters across the floor by the torrent.
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- Afternoon of Sept. 23, 2025：
- A mother and her 5-year-old son were swept out to sea by a giant wave at the Chai Wan breakwater while watching the waves with their family. The father jumped in after them, while the 9-year-old daughter remained onshore. All three were pulled from the sea; the mother and son, unconscious, were rushed to hospital and placed in ICU in critical condition. The father was in serious condition.
- 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2025：
- The Hong Kong Observatory raised the No.10 hurricane signal as Super Typhoon Hakgaso battered Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and severe storm surge.
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