Super Typhoon Ragasa, a monstrous storm and one of the most powerful of the year, has unleashed a path of destruction across East Asia, leaving a trail of death and devastation in its wake. Taiwan has been particularly hard-hit, with a death toll that continues to rise after a barrier lake, swollen by the typhoon's torrential rains, burst its banks and sent a wall of water surging through a rural township. The storm is now barreling towards China's southern coast, prompting massive evacuations and emergency preparations in major cities like Hong Kong and Shenzhen.The most catastrophic event in Taiwan occurred in Hualien county, where the barrier lake, a natural formation caused by a previous landslide, gave way under the immense pressure
