China, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, made landfall in southern China on Wednesday after killing 15 people in Taiwan and lashing Hong Kong with ferocious winds and heavy rains.
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In Taiwan's eastern Hualien county, 17 people remained missing after a barrier lake overflowed and sent a wall of water into a town, the fire department said on Wednesday. Ragasa's outer rim has drenched the island since Monday.
At the Fullerton hotel on the island's south, videos on social media showed seawater surging through glass doors. Calls to the property remained unanswered on Wednesday.
China's marine authority issued its highest red wave warning for the first time this year, forecasting storm surges of up to 2.8 metres (9 feet) in parts of Guangdong province, as Ragasa charges towards the densely populated Pearl River Delta.
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