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Super Typhoon Blowing by Northern Philippines and Taiwan Forces Evacuations and Closures
Super Typhoon Ragasa, with sustained winds up to 215 kph and gusts to 265 kph, has prompted evacuations and closures as authorities warn of life-threatening storm surges and flooding.
- Typhoon Ragasa has intensified and is expected to become the strongest typhoon of the year in the Northwest Pacific, according to Central Weather Administration Forecaster Liu Pei-teng.
- Typhoon Ragasa is projected to strengthen, with gusts possibly reaching 184 kph, making it the strongest typhoon so far this year in the Northwest Pacific.
- Residents in Hualien and Taitung counties should prepare for extremely heavy rain and strong winds from Monday to Wednesday, according to Forecaster Liu Pei-teng.
- The storm is forecast to be closest to Taiwan Monday night and Tuesday, with its wind radius reaching 280-300 km.
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Typhoon Ragasa has strengthened to a Category 5 and is threatening islands in the northern Philippines and Taiwan. The super typhoon brought wind gusts of over 300 km/h and heavy rains.
The city of Shenzhen in China announced evacuating some 400,000 people.
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