Meteorologists have warned that Ragasa is moving rapidly while maintaining its strength, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit China this year. Guangdong on Monday raised its wind emergency response to Level II, with multiple cities announcing a series of suspension measures. Guangdong's electricity authorities have also assembled a 32,000-person emergency response team. At 4 p.m. on Monday, the Hainan provincial committee for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief upgraded its typhoon response to a Level-IV alert for flooding and winds. The Fujian Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters also elevated its emergency typhoon response from Level IV to Level III at 11 a.m. on the same day.