Weakened Super Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after battering China and Hong Kong

<p>Huge clear-up efforts start after scale of damage from storm, which reportedly killed 25 in Taiwan and the Philippines, becomes apparent</p><p>Huge clear-up operations were under way in southern China and Hong Kong on Thursday, after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/24/super-typhoon-ragasa-update-path-hong-kong-taiwan-china">Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the region</a>, causing widespread flooding and damaged roads.</p><p>Ragasa, the most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, left a trail of damage across Hong Kong, which resumed international flights on Thursday but kept kindergartens and some schools closed. In the economic hub of Guangdong province in mainland China, where more than 2 million people were evacuated ahead of the super typhoon, crews used excavators to clear thousands of toppled trees and unblock roads.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/weakened-super-typhoon-ragasa-heads-towards-vietnam-after-battering-china-and-hong-kong">Continue reading...</a>