Typhoon Ragasa, packing wind gusts of up to 270 km/h, made landfall on Panuitan Island in the Philippines on September 22, 2025. Thousands of residents were evacuated as authorities issued warnings for severe flooding, landslides, and coastal storm surges.
A satellite image of the typhoon was captured by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on September 23 at 02:15 UTC, providing crucial data for assessing the storm’s impact.
After crossing the Philippines, Ragasa tracked west-northwest over the South China Sea, heading toward southern China. Authorities in Guangdong province, including Hong Kong and Macau, were placed on alert for potential impacts as the storm advanced.
The Copernicus Sentinel satellites provide free and open-access data that play a vital role in monitoring typhoons and supporting emergency response in affected regions.
