Super Typhoon Ragasa

• 24 Sep 2025

Source: IE

Super Typhoon Ragasa struck Taiwan, bringing torrential rains, causing widespread damage, and leaving dozens missing across East Asia (Philippines, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong).

• It is a powerful tropical cyclone in 2025, classified as a super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds near its eye reaching 260 km/h.

Super Typhoon (Cyclone)

• About: A super typhoon (cyclone) is a very strong storm, like a Category 5 hurricane, with winds of around 253 km/h. These storms usually form in the West Pacific, near China, Japan, and the Philippines.
• Category: The criteria below has been formulated by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which classifies the low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea based on their capacity to damage, a system adopted by the WMO.

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