Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s strongest storm this year, battered Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain on Wednesday (Sept 24), forcing the city to shut down. <br /><br />People piled into supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves, as panic buying set in and residents stocked up on necessities for fear that shops could be closed for two days. <br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n8nuvwb<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline