SpotNews | Cities in South China brace for approaching super typhoon Ragasa-Xinhua
SpotNews | Cities in South China brace for approaching super typhoon Ragasa
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-09-23 21:42:17
A passenger checks the flight information at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Bracing for the approaching super strong typhoon Ragasa, south China's coastal regions have taken measures to strengthen prevention and response efforts, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property.
Ragasa, the 18th named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, intensified into a super typhoon on Sunday, and is forecast to likely make landfall along the central or western coastal areas of Guangdong Province on Wednesday. Meteorologists have warned that Ragasa is moving rapidly while maintaining its strength, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit China this year.
A passenger checks the train service arrangement at a railway station in Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)People install flood barriers at a doorway as super typhoon Ragasa approaches in Macao, south China, Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Cheong Kam Ka/Xinhua)Citizens are seen at an emergency shelter center as super typhoon Ragasa approaches in Macao, south China, Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Cheong Kam Ka/Xinhua)A drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2025 shows ships docking at a port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)A fisherman fixates a fishing boat in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)Fishing boats are docked to shelter from the wind in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)Workers trim branches near wires in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2025 shows fishing boats berthing at a fishing port on the Hailing Island in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 23, 2025 shows fishing boats berthing at a fishing port on Hailing Island in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A waiter of a restaurant arranges outdoor furniture in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)Boards are installed to resist wind on a glass door at a service area of an expressway in Jiangmen City, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)Boards are installed to resist wind at a restaurant on Hailing Island in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)This photo taken on Sept. 23, 2025 shows fishing boats berthing at a fishing port on the Hailing Island in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A boat picks fishermen ashore at a fishing port on the Hailing Island in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A woman rides against wind in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)A staff member sticks adhesive strips on windows of a shopping mall in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. South China's Guangdong Province raised its wind emergency response to the highest level at 10 a.m. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)Passengers line up to apply for ticket changes and refunds at the service center of Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)■
