Yummi Hirano
So as we’ve been reporting the powerful storm Ragasa has left a trail of disaster in parts of Asia. Uh our metroologist Yumi Hirano has the details. Ragasa made landfall in China’s Guandong province on Wednesday blinging heavy downpours and gusty winds. The system has also caused a significant damage in Hong Kong. Hong Kong began cleaning up on Thursday after Typhoon Ragasa. The storm prompted Hong Kong to issue its highest typhoon warning twice. The last time a storm triggered a double warning was in 1964. Authorities received more than 1,200 reports of fallen trees and over 20 reports of flooding. The hospital said more than 100 people were injured. The storm is moving westward along China’s Guani and Yunang areas and may reach northern Vietnam and the total rainfall could reach 450 millimeters in parts of Vietnam possibly causing floods and landslides. And the Ragasa is not the only issue facing this region. Another storm is now approaching the central Philippines and it’s likely to head toward southern China early next week. The system is expected to intensify further and bring stormy conditions and high storm surges to the visayas. So people there should watch out for fresh flooding. Moving to Japan, parts of Hokkaido experienced stormy conditions on Thursday. Gust of around 100 kilometers per hour were reported due to developing low pressure and frontal systems. But conditions are expected to improve as the systems move away and a high pressure system is likely to cover much of the country gradually on Friday. So sunny skies are expected in Tokyo with a high of 31. Summer white conditions are coming back and the heat is also a concern in Taipei with a high of 34. That’s it for now. Stay safe. [Music]