Tropical storm Yagi, known as Enteng in the Philippines, struck the country on September 2, causing widespread floods and landslides. As a result, at least 16 people died, and 17 went missing. More than 47,600 residents were forced to leave their homes, and schooling, work, inter-island ferry services, and domestic flights were suspended for several days, including in the densely populated capital region of Manila.
More than 2 million people in the northern and central provinces of the Philippines were affected by tropical storm Yagi. Passing over the South China Sea, with waters heated to 86°F, Yagi strengthened into a super typhoon.
On Friday, September 6, it hit the northeast of the Chinese island of Hainan. The storm struck Wenchang city with wind speeds of up to 152 miles per hour. By the evening, the typhoon's center reached Hainan’s capital, Haikou, where the maximum wind speed near the center exceeded 134 miles per hour.
According to local residents, containers were blown onto the middle of the road, buildings shook from the wind, and trees were uprooted. The wind flipped cars and knocked out air conditioners. The typhoon also damaged power lines, causing power outages, internet disruptions, and water supply issues in many areas. Unfortunately, some people were injured.
Due to the strong winds and waves, over 400,000 coastal residents were evacuated. China's National Meteorological Service reported that Yagi hit Xuwen County in Guangdong Province for the second time on Friday evening. More than half a million people were evacuated from the province before the typhoon arrived.
The super typhoon Yagi caused strong winds and rains, halting stock market trading, banking services, and school operations in Hong Kong. Transportation was disrupted in southern China, and the world's longest sea bridge, connecting Hong Kong with Macau and the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province, was also closed.
Meteorologists expect the typhoon to weaken and continue moving towards Vietnam and Laos. In recent years, we have seen many records and anomalies in the behavior of typhoons and hurricanes, or as they are collectively called – tropical cyclones.
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