STORY: Taiwan rescue workers battled tough conditions as they looked for missing people in the town of Guangfu on Friday (September 26). They waded through mud and cut holes in roofs in hope of finding seven people still missing after Super Typhoon Ragasa’s onslaught. This year’s strongest tropical cyclone brought heavy rains to the island’s…
Super Typhoon Ragasa swept across the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in September 2025, bringing fierce winds and pounding rain, but footage of people struggling against gale on a train platform does not show the recent storm. The video in fact depicts a sudden wind storm that hit a railway station in southern China’s Shanwei…
Hong Kong and its neighbouring areas are on high alert as Super Typhoon Ragasa makes its way to the city, poised to bring strong winds, heavy rain and severe storm surges. The cyclone is forecast to be closest to the city on Wednesday morning, with the Hong Kong Observatory warning that winds may reach hurricane…
At least 14 people have died in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien county after a barrier lake overflowed, sending a wall of water into a township, as Typhoon Ragasa hit the region. A worker braves the wind while wading through floodwaters in the Heng Fa Chuen residential area during Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hong Kong, China, on…
Visible satellite image of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Monday, September 22, 2025. RAMMB/CIRA Super Typhoon Ragasa has roared into view, standing out this season—not just for what it has done, but for what it is. As the strongest tropical cyclone of 2025 so far, Ragasa is testing how well societies, infrastructure, and forecasting systems can…
STORY: :: Shenzhen residents stockpile food as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches :: September 23, 2025 :: Shenzhen, China :: Retailers taped up shop windows to reduce potential damage and authorities were seen felling trees Ragasa, packing hurricane-force winds of up to 137 mph (220km/h), is posing a “severe threat to the coast of Guangdong,” the…
Hong Kong has issued its third-highest storm warning as Super Typhoon Ragasa tracks toward the financial hub with fierce winds, which could potentially be the most damaging storm since Mangkhut in 2018. Hong Kong’s railway operator increased its train and bus services to ease the commuter rush.(AFP) The typhoon is packing top sustained winds of…
Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a “serious threat” comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city’s recent history. Ragasa was generating winds with maximum sustained speeds of 220 kilometres per hour (137 miles per hour) at its centre as it…
Home » TRAVEL ALERT » Chaos in Hong Kong: Super Typhoon Ragasa Is Hopefully Forcing 36-Hour Airport Shutdown – What Travelers from Around the World Need to Know Published on September 22, 2025 Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is considering a 36-hour closure as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears the Asian financial hub, threatening to disrupt travel on an unprecedented scale….
The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China. The storm was undergoing “rapid intensification” and expected to make landfall on the sparsely populated Batanes or Babuyan islands by Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine weather…