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Typhoon Ragasa strikes the Philippines
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Typhoons
Location: Philippines
Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery
Typhoon Ragasa, with wind gusts reaching 270 km/h, made landfall on Panuitan Island in the Philippines on 22 September 2025. Thousands of residents were evacuated as authorities issued alerts for severe flooding, landslides, and coastal storm surges.
This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 23 September 2025 at 02:15 UTC.
After passing over the Philippines, Ragasa continued its west-northwest trajectory across the South China Sea, moving toward southern China, with potential impacts expected in Guangdong province, including Hong Kong and Macau.
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