After the angelus prayer this Sunday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness with the populations of Asia beaten by the devastating Typhoon Ragasa, which left serious damage to the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, southern China and Vietnam.
“In these days, an exceptional magnitude typhoon fell on different Asian territories, in particular the Philippines, the island of Taiwan, the city of Hong Kong, the Guangdong and Vietnam region. I feel close to the affected populations, especially the poorest, and prayed by the victims, the missing, the numerous displaced families, the large number of people who have suffered difficulties, and also those who insist on relief work and civil authorities ”, The Pontiff said To the faithful present in the Plaza de San Pedro, this September 28.
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The Pope invited not to lose confidence in the midst of the tragedy: “I invite everyone to confidence in God and solidarity. That the Lord give them strength and encouragement to overcome adversity.”
The devastating step of ragasa
According to reported EuronewsTyphoon Ragasa, one of the strongest to hit the region in years, caused at least 28 deaths in northern Philippines and Taiwan, before touching land in China and dissipating Thursday over Vietnam.
Ragasa reached its maximum point on Monday, with bursts of up to 265 km/h, becoming the strongest cyclone of the year. After passing through the Philippines and Taiwan, Hong Kong hit and the Chinese province of Canton, to finally get weakened to Vietnam, where he degraded tropical storm with winds of 65 km/h.
The consequences were serious: torrential rains, torn trees and whole neighborhoods. In the city of Yangjiang, Canton, more than 10,000 trees were destroyed and had to be removed with heavy machinery. In Zhuhai, emergency teams rescued with pneumatic boats to neighbors trapped in flooded homes.
While rescue teams continue to work in areas affected by Ragasa, Euronews He informed that Vietnam evacuated thousands of people in the central and northern provinces this Sunday, before the imminent arrival of Typhon Bualoi, which moves faster than expected and threatens to touch land in the country later in the day.
Diego López Marina
I was born in 1991. I have a degree in Communication Sciences. Since 2015 I work as a digital journalist. I started my career in the newspaper El Comercio in Peru. In 2016, I began as editor in ACI Press and I perform as a web editor since 2018. From 2024, I write the Newsletter for Social Media. I specialize in Catholic news focused on the defense of life and family, international politics, technology, popular culture and the Vatican.