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Super Typhoon Ragasa Slams Northern Philippines as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southern China Brace

Regional authorities are mounting large-scale evacuations with transport shutdowns ahead of a possible midweek landfall in southern China.

A man stands near debris on a waterfront road amid heavy rain due to weather patterns from Super Typhoon Ragasa in Aparri town, Cagayan province on September 22, 2025.
CORRECTS DATE - People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, northern Philippines as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Justine Mark Pillie Fajardo)
Local fishermen tied up their boats inside a boat haven before Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong on September 21, 2025.
People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, northern Philippines as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Justine Mark Pillie Fajardo)

Overview

  • Philippine forecasters reported sustained winds near 215 kph with gusts up to 295 kph as Ragasa brushed the Babuyan/Calayan islands on Monday.
  • Government work and classes were suspended in Metro Manila and 29 provinces, more than 10,000 people evacuated, and power outages hit Calayan Island and Apayao as flights and ferries were halted.
  • Taiwan issued land and sea warnings, conducted limited evacuations including in Hualien, and canceled flights to outlying islands along with dozens of ferry services.
  • Hong Kong prepared for a 36-hour pause of most passenger flights from 6 p.m. Tuesday to daytime Thursday, with Cathay Pacific expecting 500+ cancellations and all schools closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • China’s Shenzhen said it plans to relocate about 400,000 residents, Guangdong will suspend rail services on Wednesday, and forecasters projected a South China Sea track with potential mainland landfall between Guangdong and Hainan on Wednesday.