Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through Philippines as rescuers work through night to evacuate residents

Super typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful storm recorded this year, has hit the Philippines, causing widespread evacuations and airport shutdowns across East Asia. The superstorm with recorded winds of 270km/h made landfall over sparsely populated northern islands on Monday (22 September), bringing with it landslides and flooding. At least three people were killed and five are reported missing.