Super Typhoon Yagi drenches southern China ahead of landfall

6/9/2024 12:25

        Powerful gales and heavy rain from Super Typhoon Yagi drenched southern China on Friday (Sep 6), with schools shut for a second day and flights cancelled as one of the strongest storms to hit Asia this year headed for landfall along Hainan's tropical coast.
        
        Packing maximum sustained winds of 245kmh near its eye, Yagi registers as the world's second-most powerful tropical cyclone in 2024 so far, after the Category 5 Atlantic hurricane Beryl.
        
        More than doubling in strength since devastating the northern Philippines earlier this week, Yagi is expected to make landfall along China's coast from Wenchang in Hainan to Leizhou, Guangdong from Friday afternoon.
        
        It is then predicted to hit Vietnam and Laos. Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority said four airports in the north, including Hanoi's Noi Bai International, would be closed on Saturday due to the storm.