Southern China closes schools and cancels flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears

23 Sep 2025 China

HONG KONG (AP) — Southern Chinese cities have closed schools, businesses and airports as they brace for one of the strongest typhoons in years. Super Typhoon Ragasa has already killed three people and displaced thousands in the Philippines. In southern China, residents in flood-prone areas put up sandbags and taped windows. Hong Kong issued a storm warning, and over one million people were relocated in Guangdong province. Schools and businesses closed and hundreds of flights were canceled. In Taiwan, heavy rain caused a barrier lake to overflow, killing two people and leaving 30 missing.

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

Banner image: Residents brace against strong winds as they watch waves crashing on a seaside ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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