Super Typhoon Yagi Brings​ Destruction to China, Evacuates 1‍ Million People

Super Typhoon⁤ Yagi made‍ two landfalls on mainland China, forcing⁢ the evacuation⁤ of around 1⁣ million people. According to reports from local media​ outlets, including ​China Central⁤ Television (CCTV), on the ⁣7th (local time), Yagi landed on the​ coast of Wenchang City, Hainan Island, southern China, at around 4:20 PM the previous day, and then returned to⁣ Xuwen County, Guangdong Province,⁤ at around 10:20 PM the same day.

Wind speeds in the center of ​the storm exceeded 200 kilometers per hour, ⁣causing traffic ⁤to be halted in the area​ and schools to be closed. About 420,000 people in Hainan Province and 574,000 people in Guangdong ⁤Province were evacuated.

There are ‌currently no known ⁢casualties or property damage. ​However, local Chinese media posted many ⁣photos and videos showing parked cars overturned and rolled three times due to the typhoon, and windows of apartments and commercial buildings ​were broken.

A woman ‌walking down the street with her child was seen sliding down the‌ street as⁢ she could not withstand the strong ‍winds, and a street tree ‌was uprooted. “The sky ​was dark,​ it was raining hard, and ⁢the ground and buildings were shaking,” ‌said Zhang⁣ Chuncheng, a resident of Haikou City in Hainan Province. “I’ve lived in Hainan ⁣for 19 years, and this is only the third time we’ve seen such a big⁤ typhoon.”

China’s meteorological authorities warned of caution as⁣ they forecasted that‍ Typhoon Yagi would ‌make its third landfall in the afternoon ‌of the same day, near Fangcheng⁣ Port in​ China’s Guangxi Zhuang⁢ Autonomous ‍Region and the northern coast of⁤ Vietnam. Typhoon Yagi is expected to hit Vietnam and Laos this weekend.