Super Typhoon Yagi is expected to make landfall in southern China on the afternoon of September 6, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. With a maximum wind speed of 245 km/h near the center of the storm (equivalent to a Category 4 storm). So far, Yagi is recorded as the world's second strongest tropical cyclone in 2024, after Category 5 Typhoon Beryl.
Super typhoon Yagi is forecast to make landfall along the Chinese coast from Wenchang city on Hainan island to Leizhou city in Guangdong province from the afternoon of September 6.
Transport links across southern China were largely shut down on September 6, with many flights canceled in Hainan, Guangdong and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
The main bridge linking Hong Kong with Macau and the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong, the world's longest sea crossing, was also closed. The Chinese government has sent special working groups to Guangdong and Hainan to guide flood prevention.
In Hong Kong, the meteorological observatory said the typhoon signal number 8 would be lowered at 12:40 p.m. local time as winds weakened as Typhoon Yagi moved farther away, allowing businesses to begin reopening. However, heavy rain from the super typhoon was still expected to bring heavy rain, so authorities still warned people to stay away from the coast.
Typhoon Yagi caused flooding and landslides on the main Philippine island of Luzon earlier this week, killing 13 people. After sweeping across southern China, the storm will continue to move towards the northern and north-central provinces of Vietnam, with a landfall expected on September 7.
Super Typhoon Yagi is considered an extremely rare weather phenomenon, as most typhoons that hit the area are very weak. Between 1949 and 2023, there have been 106 typhoons that hit Hainan, but only nine were classified as super typhoons.
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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/chieu-nay-6-9-sieu-bao-yagi-do-bo-mien-nam-trung-quoc-post757515.html
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