{"id":37757,"date":"2025-09-22T11:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/thousands-evacuate-as-super-typhoon-ragasa-hits\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:54:15","slug":"thousands-evacuate-as-super-typhoon-ragasa-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/thousands-evacuate-as-super-typhoon-ragasa-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands evacuate as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ragasa comes as the South East Asian nation reels from weeks of widespread flooding caused by an unusually fierce monsoon<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Thousands have been evacuated in the Philippines as a super typhoon, described by regional authorities as potentially “catastrophic”, makes landfall in the country’s northern region.<\/p>\n

Super typhoon Ragasa, packing 230km\/h (143mph) wind gusts, made landfall over Panuitan Island, in the Philippines’ northern <\/b>Cagayan province, on 15:00 local time (08:00 GMT) Monday, the country’s weather authority said. It is expected to barrel west towards southern China.<\/p>\n

Ragasa brings a “high risk of life-threatening storm surge” with peak heights exceeding 3m (10ft), the Philippine weather bureau said.<\/p>\n

Authorities have warned of widespread flooding and landslides and damage to homes and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Schools and government offices in large parts of the country, including in the capital Manila, have been shut.<\/p>\n

The remote Batanes or Babuyan islands, where Ragasa <\/b>made landfall, are home to about 20,000 people, many of whom live in poverty.<\/p>\n

The islands lie about 740km (460 miles) of Taiwan, where nearly 300 people have been evacuated from Hualien, a county in the east.<\/p>\n

Ragasa is not expected to hit Taiwan directly but is set to drench the island’s east coast with heavy rains.<\/p>\n

Forest areas and nature trails across southern and eastern Taiwan have been closed since early Monday, while some ferry services have also been suspended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ragasa, which made landfall in the Philippines on Monday, was expected to cause “catastrophic” damage<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A super typhoon is the equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane. <\/p>\n

Authorities in China’s Guangdong province have advised residents to prepare for a “catastrophic” and “large-scale disaster”. Heavy rains and strong winds would be felt as early as Tuesday, authorities said, two days before the storm is forecast to make landfall.<\/p>\n

Authorities in the Chinese city of Shenzhen said they planned to evacuate 400,000 people ahead of the typhoon.<\/p>\n

In Hong Kong, authorities said the weather would “deteriorate rapidly” on Tuesday, while the education bureau said it is deliberating over school arrangements.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific said it would cancel 500 flights departing the city from 18:00 local time tomorrow, while Hong Kong Airlines said it would stop all departures from the city.<\/p>\n

Ragasa, known locally in the Philippines as Nando, comes as the South East Asian nation reels from weeks of widespread flooding caused by an unusually fierce monsoon.<\/p>\n

Tens of thousands protested across the country on Sunday against corruption in government<\/a> that has been blamed for a severe lack in flood control infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Martin Yip in Hong Kong<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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