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.
Waves crash against the waterfront in the Heng Fa Chuen area, Hong Kong, during Super Typhoon Ragasa. Photograph: Chan Long Hei/APA fishing boat washed ashore near houses in Calayan Island. Photograph: Cristy Gaffud/AFP/Getty Images
An elderly man is evacuated on a stretcher after a barrier lake collapsed in Hualien in the aftermath of torrential rainfall caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa, which recently skirted Taiwan’s coast. [I-Hwa Cheng / AFP]Workers cut and remove a fallen tree in Yangjiang, located in southern China’s Guangdong province. [Adek Berry/AFP]
Passengers wait at Hong Kong international airport after their flight to Indonesia was cancelled. Photograph: May James/EPAA man stands near a military vehicle on a road filled with mud brought by flooding, after Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hualien, Taiwan, September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Ann WangTropical Storm Ragasa, downgraded from a super typhoon, peaked on Monday hitting maximum sustained winds of 265 kph (165 mph)Image: Cheng-Chia Huang/ZUMA Press/picture allianceOver 56,000 Guangdong households suffered a power outage by Wednesday nightImage: Cheng-Chia Huang/ZUMA Press/picture allianceA worker cleans up Silvermine Beach in Hong Kong. [Peter Parks/AFP]A woman clings to a traffic sign to maintain balance against strong winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hong Kong. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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