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 245km/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 on September 6, with many flights cancelled 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 away, allowing businesses to begin reopening. However, heavy rain bands from the super typhoon are still bringing heavy rain, so authorities are still warning people to stay away from the coast.
Typhoon Yagi, which caused flooding and landslides on the main Philippine island of Luzon earlier this week, killed 13 people. After sweeping across southern China, the storm will continue to move towards the northern and north-central provinces of Vietnam, expected to make landfall 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 were 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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