The southern Chinese province of Guangdong was mopping up on Thursday after a battering from Ragasa, a super typhoon that has since weakened into a tropical storm.
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Ragasa made landfall at Yangjiang, in western Guangdong, at around 5pm on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused flooding and disrupted transport in cities across the province.
Despite the storm’s record strength – it became the world’s strongest typhoon so far this year with sustained wind speeds of up to 265km/h (165mph) on Monday – there were no reports of typhoon-related casualties in Guangdong by Thursday afternoon.
Provincial officials said damage assessments were continuing and the priority was to restore essential city services and infrastructure.
Some Yangjiang residents said their electricity and water supplies were severed, but the services had resumed in most areas by Thursday, according to local media reports.
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