Around 700 flights have been cancelled, stranding passengers at Hong Kong airport. Photo: AP PHOTO

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, is lashing Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain as the city shuts down and more than 700 flights cancelled.

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The typhoon sparked panic buying this week, with people piling into supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves and in some cases queuing for hours to purchase goods amid fears that shops could be closed for two days.

As the typhoon approached, residents across the city taped their wi

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