Tropical Storm Matmo is edging closer to the Philippines' most populous region of Luzon, which it is expected to cross Friday.

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest storm of 2025, is battering the Philippines with 162 mph winds, mass evacuations, and storm surge warnings.

Deadly storm nears Vietnam after wreaking havoc in southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan - Ragasa weakens to a tropical storm after making landfall in China

At least 14 killed in Taiwan and three in Philippines as Hong Kong, Macau and southern Chinese cities brought to standstill

Chinese cities have been hit by a series of deadly storms over the decades, but this time no one died on the mainland.

Super Typhoon Ragasa swept across the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in September 2025, bringing fierce winds and pounding rain, but footage of people struggling against gale on a train platform does not show the recent storm.

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This is the shocking moment a villager trying to cross to safety was swept away in raging floods. Footage shows a resident being carried off in the muddy, swollen waters in Uttaradit province, Thailand.