Two Killed, 92 Injured As Super Typhoon Yagi Wreaks Havoc In Southern China
Heavy rain and gusty winds pounded Hainan, with its epicenter at Wenchang City leading to power outrages in many areas of the city.
Beijing: Super Typhoon Yagi killed two people leaving Ninety two injured with heavy rain and gusty winds in south China’s island province of Hainan, local authorities reported on Saturday. Yagi is the eleventh typhoon of this year which made two landfalls in China on Friday, first striking Hainan and later Guangdong province. The Chinese government declared a red alert on Friday and warned citizens concerning the floods in the southern region. The typhoon is now expected to hit China’s Guangxi Zhuang self reliant region and northern Vietnam.
As per the Hong Kong-based South China Morning post report, about greater than 1000000 people have been evacuated from the affected areas with work, class and business suspended and over 100 flights cancelled on Friday. Heavy rain and gusty winds pounded Hainan, with its epicenter at Wenchang City leading to power outrages in numerous areas of the city.
The Typhoon videos circulating on social media capture fallen billboards, destroyed roofs and outturned vehicles in every single place. Residents shared that it end up to be a horrible experience to peer the windows of their homes smashed and furniture waterlogged by the storm. While some said they were worried about stray cats and dogs, the Post reported.
In step with the Hainan Meteorological Service, the wind speed of the Typhoon end up to be up to about 25km/h (152mph) near its centre that brought about a landfall in Wenchang around 4pm on Friday. From 1949 to 2023, 106 typhoons landed in Hainan but handiest 9 were classified as super typhoons.
Following Yagi’s landing in Zhanjiang city on Friday, Wang Weizhong, the provincial governor of Guangdong, urged local authorities to “spare no effort” and “win the challenging battle” against it. The storm is predicted to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the Pearl River Delta and western Guangdong province on Saturday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged for more disaster relief efforts after the typhoon struck the u . s . a .’s southern region.
(With PTI inputs)
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