Members from the local customs authority help stranded citizens to evacuate from an inundated street as Super typhoon Ragasa past nearby Macao in southern China, September 24, 2025. (AP)
Super Typhoon Ragasa Today LIVE News Updates: Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, has made landfall in China after almost two million people have been evacuated from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Officials have also issued a red alert for high tides and coastal surges. As the eye of the storm barrelled closed to the mainland, the rain lashed the city’s tall buildings. The wind, already strong, hit harder in waves and blasts, which made standing upright almost impossible. The death toll in Taiwan rose to 17 on Wednesday after Ragasa caused intense destruction in the city, along with Philippines, over the past two days, The Guardian reported.
Death toll: Seventeen people have died so far in Taiwan’s popular tourist hub in the eastern county of Hualien, with 124 missing after a barrier lake in the mountains overflowed to deluge a town during the super typhoon Ragasa, news agency Reuters reported quoting the fire department on Wednesday. As per the report, regions across Taiwan have dispatched rescue teams to Hualien, with the military sending 340 troops to help.
Story continues below this ad Impact: The typhoon approached Hong Kong with fierce winds and intense rainfall, and halted life on the southern Chinese coast early Wednesday, news agency AP reported. In southern China, schools, factories, and transit services were suspended in over 10 cities. Strong winds blew away parts of a pedestrian bridge’s roof and knocked down trees across Hong Kong, with about 13 injured people being treated at hospitals, AP report stated. One was injured in Macao. Hong Kong has issued the typhoon signal 10, its highest warning, urging businesses and transport services to shut down, according to a Reuters report. Live Updates 10:04 (IST) 25 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: How did the super typhoon impact Philippines? Locally referred to as Nando, the super typhoon in Philippines led to the evacuation of thousands from its northern villages. Schools and offices were closed on Monday in the country and neighbouring Taiwan. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suspended government work and classes in all levels on Monday in the capital and 29 provinces in the main northern Luzon region. Electricity too was knocked out on Calayan island and in the entire northern mountain province of Apayao, west of Cagayan, disaster-response officials told AP. Domestic flights were suspended in northern provinces, while fishing boats and inter-island ferries were prohibited from leaving ports due to very rough seas. 09:46 (IST) 25 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Super Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, has made landfall in China after almost two million people have been evacuated from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Officials have also issued a red alert for high tides and coastal surges. 06:14 (IST) 25 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Hong Kong reopens after world's most powerful cyclone Ragasa Hong Kong resumed flights out of its international airport on Thursday after a 36-hour suspension, reopening businesses, transportation services and some schools after the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year lashed the financial hub. Ragasa brought the densely populated city to a standstill from Tuesday afternoon, after sweeping through the northern Philippines and Taiwan where it killed 14, before making landfall on the southern Chinese city of Yangjiang on Wednesday. More than 100 people were injured in Hong Kong, where authorities imposed the highest typhoon signal 10 for most of Wednesday. On Thursday, the observatory maintained its second-lowest typhoon signal 3, keeping kindergartens and some schools shut as Ragasa moved away from the city and weakened into a tropical storm. Huge waves crashed over areas of Hong Kong's eastern and southern shoreline on Wednesday, with widespread flooding submerging some roads and residential properties. Seawater surged through the Fullerton hotel on the island's south, shattering glass doors and inundating the lobby. No injuries were reported and the hotel said services were operating as normal. - Reuters 05:23 (IST) 25 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and Philippines Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast on Wednesday after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines. In Taiwan, 17 people died after floods submerged roads and carried away vehicles in one county, and 10 deaths were reported in the northern Philippines. Nearly 1.9 million people were relocated across Guangdong province, the southern Chinese economic powerhouse. A weather station in Chuandao town recorded maximum gusts of 241 kph (about 150 mph) at noon, a high in Jiangmen city since record-keeping began. State broadcaster CCTV said the typhoon made landfall along the coast of Hailing Island in Yangjiang city at about 5 pm, packing maximum winds near the center of 144 kph (89 mph). Violent winds battered trees and buildings, with torrential rain lowering visibility, video from China's state-run Xinhua news agency showed. The typhoon is forecast to keep moving west, prompting the suspension of some train services in the Gunagxi region on Thursday. Chinese officials allocated tens of millions of dollars for relief efforts. Schools, factories and transportation services were initially suspended in about a dozen cities, but a few of them distant from the landfall location were preparing to resume work as winds weakened. - AP 18:15 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Hong Kong and Macau lower typhoon Ragasa warnings as storm moves inland Hong Kong’s meteorological agency has lowered its warning level for Typhoon Ragasa as the storm moves further into China, reducing the alert from a level 8 to level 3. Macau’s meteorological agency is expected to make a similar downgrade between 21:00 and 00:00 local time. Authorities advise residents to remain indoors while the current warning remains in effect, only venturing out if necessary. 17:20 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Summary till now If you’re just joining us, here is what happened till now: Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Yangjiang at 17:00 local time, bringing sustained winds of 144 km/h (89 mph). Nearly two million people were evacuated in Guangdong province ahead of the storm. In Taiwan, at least 17 people died after a barrier lake burst its banks, releasing an estimated 15.4 million tonnes of water. Around 62 people were injured as the storm swept past Hong Kong, with powerful winds and heavy rain causing flooding and damage. The Hong Kong Observatory as per a report by BBC, downgraded Ragasa from a super typhoon to a severe typhoon earlier this morning, though violent rain and thunderstorms are still expected as it moves away. 17:10 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Flights in Hong Kong to resume after midnight as Typhoon disrupts 140,000 passengers Flights in Hong Kong are set to resume after midnight local time, the airport authority said, BBC reported. Over the past 48 hours, around 140,000 passengers faced disruptions, according to the South China Morning Post. If conditions are safe, more than 20 flights are expected to arrive between midnight and 06:00 local time on Thursday. Earlier, Cathay Pacific had anticipated cancelling over 500 flights, while Hong Kong Airlines temporarily halted all departures from the city. 17:07 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong: floods, fallen trees, and over 80 injured Fierce winds from Typhoon Ragasa woke Hong Kong residents in the early hours, with many taking to social media to report flooding and damage, the Associated Press said. The storm tore away sections of a pedestrian bridge roof and toppled hundreds of trees across the city. A vessel was pushed into the shore, smashing a row of glass railings along the waterfront. Flooding affected areas around rivers and promenades, including cycling lanes and playgrounds, while outdoor furniture at several waterfront restaurants was scattered by strong gusts. More than 80 people were treated for injuries at local hospitals. 16:05 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Death toll in Taiwan rises to 17 after lake overflow The death toll in Taiwan has risen to 17 as the Matai’an Creek barrier lake burst its banks following heavy rains from Typhoon Ragasa, BBC reported. 15:31 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Super Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in southern China Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, has made landfall in southern China. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the typhoon came ashore around 17:00 local time today, bringing maximum winds of 144 km/h (89 mph) near its centre at landfall. 14:45 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Typhoon Ragasa set to make landfall along Guangdong coast earlier than forecast Typhoon Ragasa has taken a turn towards the north on approach to the Guangdong coast, and is set to make to landfall earlier and further north than previously forecast, according to an update by BBC. 14:44 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China's Shenzhen city ends shutdown as Ragasa departs At 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT), China's Shenzhen city ended its shutdown, BBC reported. "Typhoon Ragasa is gradually weakening and moving away from our city," Shenzhen's disaster prevention authority said in a statement. It added that the city's meteorological station has downgraded its typhoon warning from red - the highest level - to yellow. (BBC) 14:42 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Ragasa downgraded to 'severe' typhoon The Hong Kong Observatory Wednesday late afternoon said that Ragasa has weakened from a super typhoon to a severe typhoon, BBC reported. Ragasa is departing from Hong Kong gradually, the meteorological service said, however, danger persists with gale to storm force winds affecting many places of the territory. According to its forecast, frequent squally, or violent, rain showers and thunderstorms, with high swells on the seas will overlap the shoreline. The newly downgraded severe typhoon is forecast to continue to move west, edging closer to the western coast of Guangdong. (BBC) 14:23 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Death toll in Taiwan rises to 15, number of missing people reduces to 17 Taiwan’s fire department on Wednesday adjusted down to 17 the number of people missing from a flood caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa, from 152 given previously, The Guardian reported. The department mentioned that one other person had been confirmed dead, bringing the death toll up to 15. (The Guardian) 13:41 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates | Watch: China braces for super typhoon Ragasa, 700 flights cancelled Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms in years, battered Hong Kong and southern China on Wednesday after devastating Taiwan and the Philippines. The storm killed 14 in Taiwan and 10 in the Philippines, forcing the evacuation of 1.9 million in Guangdong province. Ragasa, with sustained winds of 195 kph, skirted just 100 km south of Hong Kong. Schools, flights, and businesses were shut across Hong Kong and Macao, where flooding forced rescues and power cuts in low-lying areas.
13:39 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: NASA astronaut shares images of 'violent' typhoon Ragasa from ISS NASA astronaut Jonny Kim from the US shared breathtaking images of the "violent" super typhoon Ragasa from the International Space Station on Tuesday. Taking over X, Kim shared, "From orbit, the view is breathtaking, but on the ground, this storm brings real danger and hardship. Thoughts are with everyone in its path, and with the first responders and communities preparing to weather it." Violent Typhoon Ragasa and Neoguri from the International @Space_Station. Sept 21, 2025 0437 GMT. Nikon Z9 | 24/50-500mm.
From orbit, the view is breathtaking, but on the ground, this storm brings real danger and hardship. Thoughts are with everyone in its path, and with the… pic.twitter.com/PESFnPhYIC — Jonny Kim (@JonnyKimUSA) September 23, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js 13:28 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Ragasa weakens, inundation likely along Guangdong coastline Ragasa has weakened over the past hours on Wednesday as it approached land but continues to remain a very strong typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 176km/h (109mph) and 268km/h gusts, BBC reported. As the Typhoon continues to move westwards, winds will ease further over the next few hours but the storm will still be very powerful with expected gusts of around 175km/h on landfall, the report stated. The eye of the storm is expected to make landfall at 15:00 GMT today (23:00 local) near the city of Zhanjiang in Guangdong. The worst impacts from winds and the largest storm surges will occur to the north of the eye, along the Guangdong coastline towards Yangjiang, as per BBC. Coastal inundation is also possible here as the storm surge reaches 2-3m widely but possibly 4-5m in the worst affected parts. Additionally, 250-450mm of rain is forecast across the region. (BBC) 13:24 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Storm from typhoon leaves 62 injured in Hong Kong Sixty-two people have been injured by the super typhoon in Hong Kong, according to public broadcaster RTHK, BBC reported. Ragasa skirted past the city Wednesday morning and unleashed powerful winds and heavy rainfall, leaving over 400 reports of fallen trees, 15 reports of flooding and one landslide, RTHK reported. 13:22 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Strongest storm winds hit Jiangmen in Guangdong, surpasses records The coastal city of Jiangmen, in Guangdong province, said that it has recorded its strongest storm winds ever at 12:00 local time (04:00 GMT), BBC News reported. Wind speeds reached 67m/s in Taishan county on Wednesday - exceeding previous recorded of 54.6m/s during Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018. The city is bracing for more winds and torrential rain from super typhoon Ragasa, which is expected to make landfall in Guangdong province later today. "Jiangmen has entered the most crucial and tense phase of its typhoon response," the city's government wrote on its official Wechat account. (BBC News) 13:00 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: About 100 people trapped in parts of Taiwan as heavy rainfall continues in region According to the Taiwan's emergency operation centre, about 100 people continue to remain trapped in various parts of the region and are awaiting rescue, news agency AP reported. The typhoon's outer circulation continues to lash Taiwan's eastern, northern and southern coastal areas, triggering heavy rainfall in Taiwan. (AP) 12:58 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Shenzhen airport, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge shut amid typhoon signal In anticipation of severe weather, multiple transportation and infrastructure closures have been implemented across China, news agency AP reported. The airport in Shenzhen, and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge have been closed since Monday. By Tuesday evening, all buses, taxis, and subway services were suspended, and highway access was restricted, as per the AP report, while Guangzhou cancelled all flights till Wednesday evening. Zhuhai too cancelled 21 flights on Tuesday. Shenzhen's shops and other businesses were seen taping their windows, tying down rubbish cans and other outdoor objects to secure them against the fierce winds. Authorities also trimmed more than 18,000 trees to minimise hazards, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. (AP) 12:55 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Airlines in Hong Kong park planes away from city amid typhoon signal Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Airlines, a small carrier with seven aircraft, said it had parked all its planes away from Hong Kong as a safety precaution, as super typhoon Ragasa is all set to make a landfall in the city late afternoon on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reported. Its Boeing 737s flew to airports in Japan and China on Tuesday, tracking data showed. Hong Kong Airlines similarly appeared to have kept all but one of its 28 aircraft out of Hong Kong. (Reuters) 12:53 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Cathay Pacific Airways to cancel over 500 long-haul, regional flights amid super typhoon Ragasa Hong Kong's largest airline, Cathay Pacific Airways, said on Monday the typhoon was going to have "a significant impact" on its operations and it would cancel more than 500 long-haul and regional flights, news agency Reuters reported. "We are positioning some of our aircraft away from Hong Kong and expect a staggered and gradual resumption to our schedule throughout Thursday into Friday," said the airline, which has a fleet of 179 passenger and freighter planes. At least 14 Cathay Pacific jets flew from Hong Kong to Cambodia's Phnom Penh Techo airport on Tuesday to wait out the storm, according to Reuters quoting tracking data and Techo airport. Besides Cathay, its low-cost subsidiary HK Express kept more of their planes in Hong Kong, tracking data showed. (Reuters) 12:50 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they await Typhoon Ragasa Ahead of the arrival of hurricane-force winds and torrential rain in Hong Kong on Wednesday, about 80 per cent of the aircraft belonging to the four main airlines based in the city had been relocated to or grounded at airports in Japan, China, Cambodia, Europe, Australia and other locations, Flightradar24 tracking data showed, as quoted by Reuters. Majority of Hong Kong's business jet fleet also moved out of the territory ahead of the storm, the Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre said. All landings and departures at Hong Kong, the world's busiest cargo airport and the ninth busiest for international passenger traffic, were cancelled for 36 hours starting Tuesday evening, as per the report. (Reuters) 12:28 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Hong Kong lowers typhoon signal to 8, city continues to remain locked down Hong Kong lowered its typhoon signal to 8 from 10 just after 1 pm (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, keeping the city locked down, news agency Reuters reported. The hospital authority reported at least 50 people had been injured by the super typhoon Ragasa, while the government had opened 50 temporary shelters, within which 791 sought refuge, Reuters quoted. In Macao, next to Hong Kong, casinos were forced to shutter their gambling areas. Guests have not been able to leave their property if they were lodged there. (Reuters) 12:25 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Emergency management ministry dispatches tents, beds, other equipment to Guangdong province in China The emergency management ministry in China had dispatched tens of thousands of tents, folding beds, emergency lighting equipment and other rescue supplies to Guangdong on Tuesday, Reuters reported quoting Chinese state media. Some shops and restaurants in the province parked large rented trucks in front of their storefronts in a bid to shield them from the storm, local media reported, as quoted by news agency Reuters. 12:23 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China's marine authority warns of higher risk of flooding in Shenzhen city China's marine authority Wednesday warned of a high risk of flooding in Shenzhen city, especially in low-lying areas, with a storm surge alert expected to remain in effect until Thursday, according to news agency Reuters. Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan, the largest cities in the storm's path in southern China, are home to around 50 million people. (Reuters) 12:21 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China's marine authority issues highest 'red' wave alert for first time amid super typhoon Ragasa China's marine authority Wednesday issued its highest "red" wave warning for the first time this year, forecasting storm surges of up to 2.8 metres (9 feet) in parts of Guangdong province, as Ragasa charges towards the densely populated Pearl River Delta, news agency Reuters reported. "Authorities have taken lessons from Hato and Mangkhut, which both caused billions of dollars in damage in 2017 and 2018," said Chim Lee, a senior energy and climate change specialist at the Economist Intelligence Unit. "The Pearl River Delta is one of the best-prepared regions for typhoons, so we're not expecting major disruptions. One change this year is that the Hong Kong stock market has stayed open during typhoons - a sign of how resilient the infrastructure has become," he added. (Reuters) 12:18 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: 'Rainfall easing, do not expect a repeat of Tuesday's flooding in Hualien', says disaster command centre chief Deputy disaster command centre chief in Hualien, Huang Chao-chin, told news agency Reuters, that with rainfall easing and much of the water from the barrier lake already released, he did not expect a repeat of Tuesday's mass flooding. Lamen Panay, a Hualien councillor, said government evacuation requests before the flood had not been mandatory. Referring to guidance for people to head to higher floors, she said, "What we were facing wasn't something 'vertical evacuation' could resolve." Taiwan was lashed on Monday by the outer rim of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which was downgraded from a super typhoon and is now hitting China's southern coast and the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong. (Reuters) 11:07 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Taiwan premier calls for probe of floods after Super Typhoon Ragasa killed 14 Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai called on Wednesday for an inquiry into what went wrong with evacuation orders in an eastern county where flooding from a breached mountain lake during the super typhoon Ragasa killed 14, news agency Reuters reported. The report noted that sub-tropical Taiwan, which is frequently hit by typhoons, normally has a "well-oiled disaster mechanism that averts mass casualties by moving people out of potential danger zones quickly." But many residents in Guangfu township in Hualien County, usually thronged by tourists, said there was "insufficient warning" when the barrier lake overflowed on Tuesday. Cho said the immediate priority was to find the 129 still missing, but questions remained. "For the 14 who have tragically passed away, we must investigate why evacuation orders were not carried out in the designated areas," he told reporters in Guangfu. "This is not about assigning blame, but about uncovering the truth," the premier added. (Reuters) 11:01 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: 'It's chaotic now', says Guangfu chief as supplies could not reach people in shelters Fire officials said all the dead and missing were in Guangfu township, in Hualien County, where the waters swept away a major road bridge across a river, news agency Reuters reported. Wang Tse-an, the village chief, said his entire village of Dama, home to about 1,000 people in the township, had been flooded and many were still stranded. "It's chaotic now," Wang told Reuters, adding that the most important task was to get people to safety in shelters, while supplies could not get through. "There are mud and rocks everywhere. Some flooding has subsided but some remains," he added. (Reuters) 10:58 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Floodwaters in Guangfu destroy Matai'an Creek bridge, cover streets in layer of mud and debris Floodwaters in Guangfu, located about 40 kilometers south of Hualien City, in Taiwan, swamped the village's train station and rail lines on Tuesday and destroyed the Matai'an Creek Bridge on Provincial Highway 9, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported. The floodwaters from the Matai'an Creek Barrier Lake surged into Guangfu township, covering the streets in a layer of mud and debris on Tuesday, CNA reported. Watch the video by CNA here: 10:53 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Aerial footage shows widespread floods in Hualien County's Guangfu township An aerial footage, shared by Taiwan Central News Agency (CNA). shows widespread flooding in Guangfu Township, Hualien County, after the Matai’an Creek barrier lake overflowed on Tuesday, sweeping through homes and roads. By evening, water levels in the town had gradually begun to recede, according to local authorities. (CNA) Watch the video here by CNA:
10:35 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Nearly 2 million people evacuated in Chain's Guangdong province The total number of people who have been moved to safety in China's Guangdong province now stands close to two million, BBC News reported. The super typhoon Ragasa is set to make a landfall in the province on Wednesday. 10:18 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Police sirens warn of further flooding in Hualien The police sounded car sirens in Guangfu township, in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, late morning on Wednesday. "The flood waters are coming, run fast," came shouts from residents and rescuers, Reuters reported. 10:17 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates | In Pics: Super Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong, southern China Members of media walk through the floodwaters in Heng Fa Chuen area as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches in Hong Kong. (AP Photo) A security person patrols along a beach in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province on Wednesday. (AP Photo) A drone shot shows the remaining piers of the Mataian Bridge after it collapsed during typhoon Super Typhoon Ragasa passing through Hualien in eastern Taiwan. (AP Photo) Taped-windows are seen under strong wind in Heng Fa Chuen area as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches in Hong Kong, Wednesday. (AP Photo) Passengers look at an information display board showing canceled flights due to the super typhoon Ragasa, at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. (AP Photo) A delivery man prepares goods outside a restaurant with its windows taped protectively against strong winds ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. (AP Photo) Two men negotiate a landslide due to Typhoon Ragasa in Uyugan, Batanes province, northern Philippines on Tuesday. (AP Photo) Residents brace strong winds as they watch waves crashing on a seaside ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province on Tuesday. (AP Photo) 10:00 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Destruction in Taiwan 'far worse than anticipated', say officials The scale of destruction in eastern Taiwan has been “far worse than anticipated” after a barrier lake burst its bank in Hualien county, BBC News reported quoting the officials. Some geologists described the breach as “a tsunami from the mountains”, as an estimated 15.4 million tonnes of water – equivalent to 6,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools – were released, the report noted. As a result, entire bridges were washed away, and floodwaters in Hualien City rose to the height of a single-storey building in some areas. The government has established a frontline disaster response centre in Hualien, and the Ministry of National Defence has deployed troops to assist with the rescue efforts. (BBC News) 09:55 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Zhuhai police carrying megaphones warn people to stay in The police in the Chinese city of Zhuhai continue to patrol the streets using megaphones telling people to stay indoors, BBC News reported. Even as the wind eases slightly with typhoon Ragasa's movement further along the southern China coast, people are being cautioned and evacuated from the area. People living in buildings higher than 10 floors have also been evacuated, according to the report. The total number of people who have been moved to safety in Guangdong province now stands at more than one million, BBC highlighted. 09:51 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: China issues red alert for high waves in southern coastal cities Some low-lying coastal areas of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Guangzhou will face a higher risk of seawater intrusion around midday local time, BBC News reported quoting China's state broadcaster CCTV. All three cities are located in the southern province of Guangdong. China's National Maritime Environmental Forecasting Center has issued a red alert for ocean waves and a red alert for storm surge. "From this morning to tomorrow morning, in the north-western part of the South China Sea, there will be an area of very rough to high seas with wave heights of seven to 12 metres." "In the coastal waters off Guangdong, there will be an area of huge to very rough seas with wave heights of four to six metres," the warning added. (BBC) 09:48 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Barrier lake in Hualien overflows; Taiwan Affairs Office offers condolences in rare sign The barrier lake in Hualien County overflowed to release about 60 million tonnes of water, news agency AP reported quoting the government. It brought about 70 cm (28 inches) of rain to Taiwan's east, though the populous west coast, home to the crucial semiconductor industry, remained unaffected. China's Taiwan Affairs Office has offered condolence in a rare sign of goodwill from Beijing, which has a deep dislike of Taipei's government, AP highlighted. 09:44 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Rescue teams reach Hualien in Taiwan, military sends 340 troops for assistance Regions across Taiwan Wednesday dispatched rescue teams to Hualien city, with the military sending 340 troops to help, news agency AP reported. In Guangfu, soldiers operating from an armoured personnel carrier to avoid the thick mud on the streets went door-to-door handing out water and instant noodles to residents. Resources were insufficient to help relocate those with disabilities, Lamen Panay, a Hualien councillor told AP, adding that government evacuation requests before the flood had not been mandatory. "When warnings were issued, the central and local government said people could evacuate vertically, but what we were facing wasn't something 'vertical evacuation' could resolve," she said, referring to guidance for people to head to higher floors. About 5,200 people, or about 60 per cent of Guangfu's population, sought shelter on the higher floors of their own homes while most of the rest left to stay with their families, AP reported quoting government data. (AP) 09:35 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: At least 4 deaths reported in Philippines, nearly 700,000 affected At least four deaths, including of an elderly man who was pinned in a rockslide, were reported in the Philippines, according to news agency AP. Nearly 700,000 people were affected by the onslaught in the main northern Philippine region of Luzon, including 25,000 people who fled to government emergency shelters, in the past two days, according to the report. (AP) 09:34 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Taiwan death toll rises to 14; 124 people missing, 34 injured In Taiwan, heavy rainfall triggered by the super typhoon Ragasa caused a barrier lake in Hualien County to overflow on Tuesday and torrents of muddy water destroyed a bridge, turning roads in Guangfu township into churning rivers that carried vehicles and furniture away, as reported by news agency AP. Guangfu has a population of about 8,450, more than half of them sought safety on higher floors of their homes or on higher ground. As per local authorities, 14 people died and contact was lost with 124 others in the township. Taiwan's Central News Agency said rescuers were going door-to-door to check on the residents. Separately, 34 people were injured across the island, as quoted by AP. (AP) 09:30 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Rise in water levels in Hong Kong to be similar to those during 2018 Typhoon Mangkhut Hong Kong’s weather observatory has said that Ragasa, with maximum sustained winds near the center of about 195 kph (120 mph), skirted around 100 kilometers (62 miles) to the south of the financial hub, as of early Wednesday, news agency AP reported. It was forecast to continuing moving west or west-northwest at about 22 kph (about 14 mph) through the day. The city categorizes cyclones with sustained winds 185 kph or stronger as super typhoons to make residents extra vigilant about intense storms. The government previously said the rise in water levels could be similar to those recorded during Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018 — estimated to have caused the city direct economic losses worth 4.6 billion Hong Kong dollars ($592 million). (AP) 09:27 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong; leads to flooded streets, panic buying, injuries The typhoon approached Hong Kong with fierce winds and intense rainfall, and halted life on the southern Chinese coast early Wednesday, news agency AP reported. Strong winds blew away parts of a pedestrian bridge’s roof and knocked down trees across Hong Kong, with about 13 injured people being treated at hospitals, AP report stated. One was injured in Macao. Hong Kong has issued the typhoon signal 10, its highest warning, urging businesses and transport services to shut down, according to a Reuters report. Authorities also issued the Amber rainstorm signal, as heavy rain was expected to continue, with some streets already partially flooded, according to the South China Morning Post. They have also warned of rising sea levels. Schools and flights remained cancelled, with shops closed in Hong Kong and Macao. Watch our video here: 09:26 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Typhoon Ragasa to make landfall in parts of southern China today After causing immense destruction in Taiwan and Philippines over the past two days, super typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, is set to make landfall between the Chinese cities of Taishan and Zhanjiang between Wednesday afternoon and evening, news agency AP reported, quoting the national weather agency. More than a million people were relocated across Guangdong province, the southern Chinese economic powerhouse, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Schools, factories and transit services were suspended in over 10 cities, as per the AP report. 09:14 (IST) 24 Sep 2025 Super Typhoon Ragasa LIVE Updates: Typhoon Ragasa batters southern China, Hong Kong Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, approached Hong Kong with fierce winds and intense rainfall, and halted life on the southern Chinese coast early Wednesday after destroying livelihoods in Taiwan and the Philippines over the past two days, news agency AP reported. In southern China, schools, factories, and transit services were suspended in over 10 cities. Schools and flights also remained cancelled, with shops closed in Hong Kong and Macao. Strong winds blew away parts of a pedestrian bridge’s roof and knocked down trees across Hong Kong, with about 13 injured people being treated at hospitals, AP report stated. 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