he typhoon made landfall over Panuitan Island in the Philippines on the same day, recording 285 kilometres per hour wind gusts with storm surges peaking a heights exceeding 3 metres according to the Philippine weather bureau.
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Typhoon Ragasa, which reached a sustained wind speed of 165miles per hour on Monday, 22 September 2025, was briefly marked as the most powerful storm in the world so far in 2025. The typhoon made landfall over Panuitan Island in the Philippines on the same day, recording 285 kilometres per hour wind gusts with storm surges peaking a heights exceeding 3 metres according to the Philippine weather bureau.
As authorities quickly warned the citizens of widespread flooding and landslide damage, schools as well as government offices in a large part of the country have been shut.
Although Typhoon Ragasa was not expected to directly hit Taiwan, as of 24 September 2025, the New York Times has reported that the authorities in Guangdong province in southern China have now evacuated more than a million people. The typhoon, which was expected to slow down after making landfall in the Philippines, has already hit Taiwan as well as Hong Kong, taking the lives of 18 people and injuring dozens. As of Wednesday, the media has also reported that after the Typhoon hit Taiwan, 17 people have gone missing, with the exact death toll and number of injured remaining unconfirmed.
As of the latest reports, it appears that the typhoon has still not slowed down, with the storm pushing west across southern China. As the storm has continued with a wind speed of 144 kilometers per hour, Vietnam is also now bracing for the worst.
