Super typhoon Ragasa brings ‘seafood buffet’ in China as residents catch fish in flooded streets, video emerges

Typhoon Ragasa prompted the evacuation of two million people in southern China, with waters in coastal areas surging more than three meters above the reference level in Hong Kong.

A deluge of videos capturing the destruction triggered by Super Typhoon Ragasa continues to dominate the Internet (Image source: @shanghaidaily/X)

Super Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest tropical cyclone in the world this year, battered Hong Kong and southern China on Wednesday with powerful winds and torrential rain. The storm forced the evacuation of two million people, with coastal waters in Hong Kong surging more than three metres above the reference level.

Even as the typhoon wreaked havoc, one video from Macau offered an unusual sight. Shared by Shanghai Daily, it showed locals wading through flooded streets — fishing nets, bags, and even incubators in hand — to scoop up fish swept in by the storm. Some residents were seen loading their catch onto bicycles, while others posed for selfies with their unexpected dinner haul along Avenida do Almirante Lacerda and Rua da Doca Seca.

“After #TyphoonRagasa, seawater flooded #Macau streets — now residents are wading in and catching fish like it’s a giant pond,” The Shanghai Daily wrote.

Watch the viral video here:

After #TyphoonRagasa, seawater flooded #Macau streets — now residents are wading in and catching fish like it’s a giant pond. #typhoon pic.twitter.com/PUNYZGE8MT

— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) September 24, 2025

The video quickly gained traction, amassing nearly two lakh views and a flurry of reactions. “Macau streets flooded and people out here fishing like it’s a citywide aquarium. Typhoon Ragasa didn’t just bring rain, it brought dinner plans. Who knew disaster could double as a seafood buffet?” a user wrote. “It’s all fun and games till a bull shark comes along,” another user commented.

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“They look like they are having the time of their lives, I see no desperation or worry on anyone’s face,” a third user reacted.

Explaining what made typhoon Ragasa intesent, Benjamin Horton, dean of the school of energy and environment at City University of Hong Kong, told South China Morning Post, “Typhoons exist on planet Earth to dissipate heat. The more heat in the ocean, the more tropical cyclones you get to remove the heat. The Earth is an amazing balance. It is obvious that if you warm up the oceans, these typhoons are going to be bigger.”

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