Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSuper Typhoon Ragasa caused widespread devastation across Asia, affecting the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Macau before weakening. In Taiwan, 15 people were confirmed dead and seven remain unaccounted for in Guangfu township after a barrier lake burst, unleashing torrents of mud and water. The typhoon led to significant disruption in China, with nearly half a million households losing electricity in Guangdong and Foxconn suspending operations in Shenzhen, impacting global supply chains. Hong Kong and Macau experienced hurricane-force winds, toppled cranes, widespread flight cancellations, power outages, and severe flooding, with over 90 people injured in Hong Kong. Scientists warn that storms in Asia's typhoon belt are intensifying due to warming oceans, placing more populations at risk of similar devastation. In fullRescuers wade through mud in Taiwan as Ragasa’s trail of destruction spreads across AsiaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Typhoon Ragasa is sweeping over Asia causing major disruption. The Category 5 super typhoon – which has been labelled as “potentially catastrophic” – is currently travelling west…

Observatory downgrades Ragasa from super to severe typhoon, with flights to resume from 6am.

Super Typhoon Ragasa is the strongest storm of 2025 and is now bearing down on China’s southern coast

The most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years made itself felt in the Pearl River Delta.

Der Monstersturm «Ragasa» erreicht China und Hongkong. Taiwan und die Philippinen passierte der Tropensturm bereits. Doch dort wird das zerstörerische Ausmaß erst jetzt deutlich.

Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm makes landfall on Guangdong coast

In China, nearly two million people have already been evacuated from flood-prone areas as the typhoon approaches.

At least 14 killed in Taiwan and three in Philippines as Hong Kong, Macau and southern Chinese cities brought to standstill

Authorities say they received 22 reports of flooding as of late afternoon.

No 10 signal in force for nearly 11 hours, with fierce winds and waves causing widespread damage.

One million residents of Guangdong, in southern China, were evacuated before the powerful storm made landfall on Wednesday. At least 18 people have been killed along its path this…

2m people have been evacuated in southern powerhouse of Guangdong as it braces for storm

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's largest tropical storm this year, killed at least 17 people in Taiwan and claimed 10 more lives in the Philippines...

Hong Kong resumes flights as megacities across region count cost of the world’s most powerful storm so far this year

Recap the developments as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, surges towards China after causing destruction in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The strongest tropical storm of 2025 claimed 14 more lives after it caused a mountain lake in Taiwan to burst, sending a wall of water onto the town below.

Ragasa is the world's strongest storm this year and has been roaring over the South China Sea for days.

Authorities race to clear 1,200 toppled trees and a backlog of 1,000 flights that affected 140,000 passengers.

Typhoon Ragasa hits southern China, causing destruction and displacement, after leaving a trail of death and damage in Taiwan.

People in the path of a deadly wall of water stood little chance - survivors are shocked at what happened.