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Super Typhoon Ragasa shakes Shenzhen awake: ‘it felt like it was roaring’
Memories of Mangkhut prompt residents of southern Chinese tech hub to prepare for the worst
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Tech industry worker Zhou Keyi has lived in Shenzhen for three years but had never heard such a roar from a typhoon.
“I was woken up by the sound of the wind at around 3am on Wednesday – it felt like it was roaring,” Zhou said on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa hit southern China, battering the region.
“The window next to my bed shook as the storm swept past, which made me feel a little scared.”
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While no deaths had been reported in the southern tech hub as of Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s howling winds and sheets of rain brought the city to a standstill and felled more than 170 trees.
Earlier this week, Shenzhen scrambled to prepare for the worst. Residents rushed to stockpile food and water, creating such an overwhelming demand that supermarkets did not have enough delivery workers to fill orders and had to suspend services.
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Government workers had also trimmed trees in advance to prevent damage to people and property from flying branches.
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Super Typhoon Ragasha batters China’s tech hub, Shenzhen
Super Typhoon Ragasha batters China’s tech hub, Shenzhen
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