US EditionSouthern China Cancels Schools and Flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa Approaches
Chinese authorities ordered evacuations and suspended transport ahead of Ragasa’s landfall, forecasting water surges up to 5 meters, with 400,000 relocated in Shenzhen alone.
- The strongest storm the world has seen this year, typhoon Ragasa, has been making its way across the South China Sea after battering the Philippines and Taiwan, leaving at least 15 people dead in eastern Taiwan after a mountain lake burst its banks.
- As the storm brushed past Hong Kong, steep waves crashed into land, inundating coastal areas, alongside powerful winds and rain, leaving more than 60 people injured and leading to the evacuation of nearly two million people in densely populated Guangdong province.
- Authorities in China have had plenty of practice at preparing for disasters, with the weather department in Guangdong warning people to prepare for a "catastrophic disaster" even before Ragasa had hit the Philippines.
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What Is Known About Typhoon Ragasa that Is Causing Massive Evacuations and Airport Closures in China
Typhoon Ragasa is already considered the most powerful storm in the world in 2025.The climate phenomenon keeps much of East Asia on the alert after leaving floods and landslides in the Philippines and advancing south of China.It is in the Asian giant that massive evacuations, airport closures and the suspension of commercial activities have already been ordered.Where Typhoon Ragasa has beenInitially, Ragasa touched land in the Philippines, in th…
The torrential rains caused by the supertyphoon in Taiwan led to the rupture of a lake's dike, whose waters flowed over houses.
Evacuations urged in Hualien as barrier lake risks renewed overflow - Focus Taiwan
Residents in Hualien County's Guangfu Township were ordered to evacuate Wednesday amid fears that the Matai'an Creek Barrier Lake may have overflowed again or burst, a day after the initial breach left at least 14 people dead.
Taiwan Floods: Typhoon Ragasa Kills 14 In Hualien, 129 Missing
Typhoon Ragasa triggered a barrier lake collapse in Taiwan’s Hualien, killing 14 and leaving 129 missing. Floods swept away bridges, trapped villages, and forced mass evacuations as troops joined rescue efforts.
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