China activates emergency response to Typhoon Ragasa in 3 provinces

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Monday activated a Level-IV emergency response in the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian as Typhoon Ragasa approaches, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

A ministry task force has also been urgently dispatched to Guangdong to guide local flood prevention efforts.

Typhoon Ragasa -- the 18th named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season -- intensified into a super typhoon on Sunday and is forecast to make landfall between Shanwei in Guangdong and Wenchang in Hainan on Wednesday.

Impacted by the typhoon, the northern area of the South China Sea and the coastal areas of southern China will be battered by strong winds and heavy rains from Tuesday through Friday.

Wide areas of Guangdong, southern Fujian and Hainan can expect torrential downpours, with some locations likely to see severe or extremely severe rainstorms.

China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response.