"From space it looks almost serene - at least in contrast to the violent destruction it's causing on the ground. A new NASA image shows Typhoon Ragasa as it appears from space - a 1,000-mile-wide mass of warm, moist air, swirling around a central point. The image, captured by NASA's Terra satellite at 01:40 Universal Time on September 23, shows the powerful and active tropical cyclone on its path westwards."
"Typhoon Ragasa has already passed through Taiwan, Philippines and Hong Kong, flooding streets, uprooting trees, collapsing bridges and ripping apart buildings. More than 20 people in the region have died due to Typhoon Ragasa so far, while more than 150 people are reportedly unaccounted for. The storm is due to reach China today, where residents are bracing for the worst. 'Life in several Chinese cities is at a standstill as more than two million people have been evacuated from homes, schools and workplaces."
"With top winds more than 177 miles per hour, the super typhoon is ranked as the strongest typhoon of the year. Typhoon Ragasa emerged on September 18 in the western Pacific Ocean a few hundred miles east of the Philippines before travelling west. But periods of rapid intensification soon brought it to 'Category 5' strength - the most extreme classification indicating that 'catastrophic damage will occur'."
NASA captured a satellite image showing Typhoon Ragasa as a 1,000-mile-wide mass of warm, moist air swirling around a central point. The super typhoon emerged on September 18 east of the Philippines and rapidly intensified to Category 5 with top winds over 177 mph. Ragasa has passed through the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong, triggering floods, landslides, a dam wall breach in Hualien county, collapsed bridges, uprooted trees and widespread property damage. More than 20 people have died and over 150 are unaccounted for. Over two million people have been evacuated in China ahead of landfall.
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