Chinese City Orders Unprecedented Evacuation of Skyscraper Residents as Super Typhoon Nears
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The southern Chinese city of Zhuhai has ordered an unprecedented evacuation of residents from coastal high-rise buildings as Super Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall in Guangdong province on Sept. 24.
Authorities in the city’s Jinwan district issued the advisory on Sept. 23, urging occupants of seafront residential towers, particularly those on high floors, to temporarily move to safer inland areas. The move appears to be without precedent in China. The city’s weather observatory warned that Ragasa, with winds exceeding Force 17, is projected to be stronger than Typhoon Hato, which struck Zhuhai in 2017, and Typhoon Mangkhut, which battered the region in 2018.
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- Zhuhai ordered an unprecedented evacuation of coastal high-rise residents ahead of Super Typhoon Huajiasha, expected to make landfall in Guangdong on Sept. 24.
- Huajiasha, with winds exceeding Force 17, is forecast to be stronger than Typhoons Hato (2017) and Mangkhut (2018), with storm surges of 2.5–4 meters.
- Authorities opened 50 shelters and hotels offered discounted rooms for evacuees; evacuation is mandatory for high-rise seafront residents in affected districts.
- 2017：
- Typhoon Hato struck Zhuhai, causing significant damage.
- 2018：
- Typhoon Mangkhut battered the Guangdong region and blew out windows of numerous high-rise buildings.
- March 2024：
- A fatal incident in Nanchang occurred when three people were blown out of their high-rise apartments and killed due to strong winds.
- Sept. 23, 2025：
- Authorities in Zhuhai's Jinwan district issued an advisory urging evacuation of residents from seafront high-rise apartments, particularly those on high floors, ahead of Super Typhoon Huajiasha.
- Sept. 24, 2025：
- Super Typhoon Huajiasha is forecast to make landfall in Guangdong province.
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