Refer China: 2025’s SUPER Typhoon Ragasa approaches! Cities suspend schools

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Satellite Imagery of Typhoon Ragasa Photo:Weather China

China Meteorological Administration has activated the Level II emergency response for major meteorological disasters (typhoons) as Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful typhoon of this year, is approaching, CCTV News reported on Monday.

The 18th typhoon of this year, Ragasa super typhoon level, was located about 570 kilometers northeast of Manila, the Philippines, at 8 am on Monday. The maximum wind force near its center reached above Level 17, 62 meters per second. It is moving westward at a speed of approximately 20-25 kilometers per hour and is expected to enter the northeastern waters of the South China Sea in the early hours of Tuesday.

It is predicted that from September 23 to 26, moderate to heavy rain will hit most parts of Guangdong, central and southern Guangxi, southern Fujian, southern Jiangxi, southern Hunan, eastern Yunnan, and Hainan Island. Some areas will experience downpours, with extremely heavy rain in local regions.

Winds of Level 10-11 will successively affect waters including the Bashi Channel, Taiwan Straits, northern South China Sea, Qiongzhou Strait, and Beibu Gulf, as well as the coastal areas of South China. Winds of Level 14-17 will blow in the nearby waters or areas where the typhoon center passes, with gusts exceeding Level 17, CCTV reported.

The Guangdong provincial flood control, drought relief and wind prevention headquarters has also upgraded the typhoon emergency response from Level IV to Level II, according to a statement released by local authorities on Monday.

The statement noted that according to monitoring and forecasts from meteorological, hydrological and marine authorities, the 18th typhoon of this year Ragasa has intensified into a super typhoon and is gradually moving toward the coastal areas of Guangdong. It will bring severe impacts of strong winds, heavy rains, storm surges and high waves to the province within 48 hours.

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China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) continued to issue a typhoon yellow warning at 10 am on Monday. Earlier, according to a report by Guangming Online, Ragasa features a huge size and will bring wide-ranging impacts of strong winds and heavy rains. It is quite similar to Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018 and Typhoon Saola in 2023, with its disaster-causing risk possibly approaching that of Mangkhut and its destructive power likely to surpass that of this year's Typhoon Vipa and Typhoon Saola in 2023. There is no ruling out the possibility that the typhoon warning signal will be upgraded to red.

Local authorities in Guangdong also issued a reminder that Ragasa is extremely strong, with a large wind circle, and exhibits extreme characteristics. Affected by Ragasa, severe wind and rain will hit the coastal waters and land areas of Guangdong Province from September 23 to 25, requiring advance preparations for catastrophic disaster prevention.

NMC said on Sunday that Ragasa had intensified into a super typhoon Sunday morning, and is expected to make landfall along the coastal areas from Shanwei in Guangdong Province to Wenchang in Hainan Province between early Wednesday and the afternoon on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Meteorologists have warned that Ragasa is moving rapidly while maintaining its strength, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit China this year, according to the Xinhua.

The flood control, drought relief and wind prevention headquarters of Jiangmen in Guangdong, also issued a notice on Monday, noting that Ragasa will bring severe impacts to Jiangmen starting from Tuesday, prompting the city to roll out phased "five suspensions" across the region on Tuesday – namely, the suspension of classes, work, production, transportation services, and business operations.

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Editor: Crystal H

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2025’s SUPER Typhoon Ragasa approaches! Cities suspend schools

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