(VOVWORLD) - After first striking Wenchang in Hainan, Super Typhoon Yagi made its second landfall in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province, China, with winds still reaching level 17 intensity. Around 1 million people were evacuated, and over 830,000 households experienced power outages.
 Super Typhoon Yagi roars into China's Hainan, disrupting lives of millions (Photo: Chinanews) |
According to the China National Meteorological Center, Yagi hit Xuwen County in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong, at approximately 10:20 p.m. on September 6 (local time). Despite making a second landfall, the storm—China's 11th typhoon this year—continued to carry winds of level 17 near its center.
The center maintained a Red Typhoon Warning, the highest alert for natural disasters, as of 6 a.m. on September 7. Forecasts indicate that Yagi has entered the Gulf of Tonkin with winds of level 16 at its core and is moving west-northwest at 10-15 km/h. The typhoon is now approaching the coast of northeastern Vietnam and the Vietnam-China border, where it is expected to make a third landfall this afternoon or tonight, weakening rapidly afterward.
Yagi is now the second typhoon to hit mainland China twice as a super typhoon, following Typhoon Rammasun in 2014. The storm's impact is expected to cause severe winds and heavy rains in Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi from September 6 to 8. If Yagi makes a third landfall in Guangxi, it will be a rare occurrence; since 1949, it is uncommon for a typhoon to strike Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi three times.
As of noon on September 6, Guangdong Province had evacuated over 570,000 people, including 85,000 in Xuwen County alone. Hainan Province had previously evacuated nearly 420,000 residents in response to the storm.
Super Typhoon Yagi has caused widespread damage, particularly in Hainan, where it knocked out power to many lines, leaving 830,000 households without electricity as of 5:30 p.m. on September 6. This is the strongest storm to hit Hainan in a decade.