The El Nino weather phenomenon could turn the four to seven tropical cyclones predicted to hit Hong Kong this year into super typhoons, the Observatory has said. The weather forecaster also said on Thursday that the 33.4 degrees Celsius (92.1 Fahrenheit) recorded at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters was likely to be surpassed on Friday,…
At least two people have died and millions of others have evacuated as Super Typhoon Fung-wong ravages the Philippines. While the typhoon — known locally as Uwan — is the 21st storm to hit the Southeast Asian archipelago this year, it is by far the biggest with an approximately 994-mile wide rain and wind band…
More than a million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast. Irescuers evacuate people to safer grounds in Quezon province, eastern Philippines, as Typhoon Fung-wong enters the country on Sunday,(AP) The super typhoon, which comes…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and more than 100 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year. The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods and 127…
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…