INTERNATIONAL – A devastating force. Super typhoon Yagi has left at least two dead and 92 injured on the tourist island of Hainan in southern China, according to an initial human toll announced this Saturday, September 7 by the official Xinhua news agency. The typhoon caused heavy rains and wind gusts exceeding 230 km/h that uprooted many trees.
Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in China, Country Braces for One of Its Worst Hurricanes
In Hainan, popular with Chinese tourists for its sandy beaches and luxury hotels, a total of 460,000 people have been evacuated as a precaution, according to state broadcaster CCTV, which released footage of extremely heavy rains and countless uprooted trees, some of which fell on cars. as you can see in our video at the top of the article.
In neighboring Guangdong province in southern China, authorities said Friday they had already evacuated more than 574,000 residents to safety. The airport in Haikou, the capital of Hainan in the north of the island, canceled all flights arriving or departing Saturday until 3 p.m., according to CCTV.
The city was severely affected by Yagi. Much of the road traffic was disrupted due to fallen trees, making driving dangerous for the few motorists who ventured onto the roads.
Sanya airport in the south of the island plans to resume normal operations on Saturday morning. Wind and rain will remain strong in southern China on Saturday, CCTV reported.
Super typhoon makes landfall in Vietnam
The super typhoon has now moved toward Vietnam, continuing its devastating path. It made landfall there on Saturday afternoon, September 7 local time. Yagi hit the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Haiphong, uprooting thousands of trees and sweeping boats out to sea, VNExpress reported.
In Haiphong, metal roofs and billboards flew across the city in the strong winds and heavy rains brought by the typhoon. Some 20,000 people were evacuated to safer, higher ground in northern Haiphong, Thai Binh and Hanoi, local authorities said. They were housed in schools, kindergartens and other public buildings.
Four airports in the north of the country, including the capital’s Noi Bai International Airport, have been closed and navigation has been prohibited since Friday, September 6. “It’s been years since I’ve seen a typhoon of this magnitude”Tran Thi Hoa, a 48-year-old Haiphong resident, told AFP. Yagi could be the strongest storm to hit the region in a decade.
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