Taipei-SANA
At least 14 people were killed and 18 injured in Taiwan when a decades-old lake barrier burst in the eastern Hualien County after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island, according to regional officials.
Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong as Ragasa headed into southern China.
Hong Kong experienced widespread damage on Wednesday, including fallen trees and flooding in many neighborhoods, according to footage circulated online.
Ragasa has brought “significant storm surge”, with waters at coastal areas rising more than 3 meters above the reference level, the observatory added.
