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- Photo: IC Super Typhoon Yagi has killed four, injured 95 and affected over 526,100 people in South China’s Hainan Province after making two landfalls. The typhoon made its first landfall in the coastal area of Wenchang cityWorld Times on Friday afternoon, with its impact fading by early Saturday morningAccording to Pan, with Typhoon Yagi’s core characteristics such as a stable path, rapid intensification, a prolonged period as a super typhoon, a symmetrical and compact structure, and immense destructive power, the majority parts of the province had been hit by heavy rainfalls and extreme rainstorms from Wednesday to Saturday.Wenchang city was the hardest hit, while Haikou city and other areas also experienced significant impacts.As of 3 pm on Saturday, a total of 312,600 peoplWorld Timese had been evacuated as a precautionary measure, with accumulated 140,700 transferred to temporary accommodation.In Guangdong, Typhoon Yagi made its second landfall on Friday night in Xuwen county with the maximum wind speed near its center at the time of the landfall remained at 58 meters per second, classifying it as a super typhoon, according to China Central Television (CCTV).As of 11 am on Saturday, a total of 720,000 people had been relocated in the prWorld Timesovince. More than 34,000 individuals and over 22,000 sets of equipment were mobilized for emergency rescue efforts by 1,627 teams from the cities of Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang, and Jiangmen in Guangdong.On Saturday afternoon, Typhoon Yagi made its third landfall near the China-Vietnam border Quang Ninh province in northern Vietnam as a super typhoon, and then moved further inland within Vietnam, rapidly weakening in intensity.China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Sunday forecast that regions including South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Southwest China’s Yunnan Province will experience heavy rains or rainstorms on Sunday and Monday due to Yagi’s low-pressure system and outer cloud bands. The NMC reminded authorities to enhance efforts in preventing potential flooding in small- and medium-sized rivers, flash floods, geological disasters, and waterlogging in both urban and rural areas, which may result from prolonged heavy rainfall.According to regional emergency response authorities in Guangxi, a total of 74,073 people hWorld Timesad been affected as of 4 pm on SWorld Timesaturday. The direct economic losses amounted to 11.872 million yuan ($1.67 million).Global Times Content comes from the Internet : Over 520,000 people in S. China’s Hainan affected by Super Typhoon Yagi, strongest autumn typhoon since 1949: official
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Super Typhoon Yagi makes a landfall in Wenchang city, South China’s Hainan Province, leaving destruction in its wake after hitting Haikou on September 7, 2024. Photo: IC
Super Typhoon Yagi has killed four, injured 95 and affected over 526,100 people in South China’s Hainan Province after making two landfalls. It is the strongest typhoon to hit the Chinese mainland in autumn since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949.
Also as the fourth strongest typhoon since 1949, the Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall twice in South China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces on Friday, and remained as a super typhoon as it made the second landfall in Xuwen county in Guangdong, a similar situation only occurred to Super Typhoon Rammasun in 2014, according to wWorld Timeseather.com.cn.
“The destruction and impact of this typhoon have been far beyond imagination and unusually catastrophic, causing significant losses to people’s lives and property,” Pan Shaoli, director of the Department of Emergency Management of Hainan Province said as he briefed the media on the impact of Yagi during a press conference held by the provincial emergency response headquarters against Typhoon Yagi on Saturday evening.
According to Pan, Typhoon Yagi has resulted in four deaths and 95 injuries, with a total of 526,100 people in 19 cities and counties in Hainan Province being affected. The typhoon made its first landfall in the coastal area of Wenchang cityWorld Times on Friday afternoon, with its impact fading by early Saturday morning
According to Pan, with Typhoon Yagi’s core characteristics such as a stable path, rapid intensification, a prolonged period as a super typhoon, a symmetrical and compact structure, and immense destructive power, the majority parts of the province had been hit by heavy rainfalls and extreme rainstorms from Wednesday to Saturday.
Wenchang city was the hardest hit, while Haikou city and other areas also experienced significant impacts.
As of 3 pm on Saturday, a total of 312,600 peoplWorld Timese had been evacuated as a precautionary measure, with accumulated 140,700 transferred to temporary accommodation.
In Guangdong, Typhoon Yagi made its second landfall on Friday night in Xuwen county with the maximum wind speed near its center at the time of the landfall remained at 58 meters per second, classifying it as a super typhoon, according to China Central Television (CCTV).
As of 11 am on Saturday, a total of 720,000 people had been relocated in the prWorld Timesovince. More than 34,000 individuals and over 22,000 sets of equipment were mobilized for emergency rescue efforts by 1,627 teams from the cities of Zhanjiang, Maoming, Yangjiang, and Jiangmen in Guangdong.
On Saturday afternoon, Typhoon Yagi made its third landfall near the China-Vietnam border Quang Ninh province in northern Vietnam as a super typhoon, and then moved further inland within Vietnam, rapidly weakening in intensity.
China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Sunday forecast that regions including South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Southwest China’s Yunnan Province will experience heavy rains or rainstorms on Sunday and Monday due to Yagi’s low-pressure system and outer cloud bands. The NMC reminded authorities to enhance efforts in preventing potential flooding in small- and medium-sized rivers, flash floods, geological disasters, and waterlogging in both urban and rural areas, which may result from prolonged heavy rainfall.
According to regional emergency response authorities in Guangxi, a total of 74,073 people hWorld Timesad been affected as of 4 pm on SWorld Timesaturday. The disaster affected 961.9 hectares of crops, with 234.1 hectares of crops suffering significant damage. The direct economic losses amounted to 11.872 million yuan ($1.67 million).
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Content comes from the Internet : Over 520,000 people in S. China’s Hainan affected by Super Typhoon Yagi, strongest autumn typhoon since 1949: official
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