The storm has passed. Rescue workers in Taiwan are trying to find the people who went missing, when the storm’s fierce force caused a barrier lake to burst. In the Philippines, the first country to be impacted by the forward-moving storm, Ragasa touched down on the sparsely populated islands.
Till the time it reached China’s Guangdong province, people were moved from the projected path of the storm. In Taiwan, the storm peaked claiming 17 lives, leaving behind fearful memories.
Clearing paths, restoring communication and transport, bringing life to normal will take days. We take a look at the impact of this fiery, most powerful storm of the year in 10 pictures.
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