Two million people evacuated in China ahead of typhoon Ragasa
Steph Deschamps / October 12, 2025
China has evacuated nearly two million people from cities in the southern province of Guangdong ahead of the arrival of super typhoon Ragasa, international media reported on Wednesday, citing local authorities. Particularly heavy rains are expected.
By midday, the typhoon was advancing from east to west along the Chinese coast, where the authorities had closed schools and halted transport and most economic activities in a dozen major cities, including the technology hub of Shenzhen.
Typhoon Ragasa is the biggest storm of the year, notes the BBC. At least 14 people have died and more than 100 are missing after a landslide breached a natural dam on a river in eastern Taiwan. The super typhoon also claimed two lives in the northern Philippines.
The rupture, which occurred on Tuesday as the super typhoon struck the island, released the waters of a lake that had formed in the upper reaches of the Mataian River, washing away a bridge, flooding a nearby town and trapping hundreds of people.
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