Typhoon Yagi tests response measures
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi tests response measures

China Daily  

By Chen Bowen in Haikou, Li Wenfang in Guangzhou,Li Wenfang and Wu Kunling in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-07 08:29 Fishing boats return to port to shelter from the comming Super Typhoon Yagi in Beihai city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall in the coastal area of Wenchang, Hainan province, on Friday afternoon, with wind speeds reaching level 17. The typhoon brought heavy rainfall across most of the island, while the northern part of Hainan experienced strong winds ranging from level 13 to 16, and some cities and counties faced power and water outages. On Thursday, the National Commission for Disaster Reduction sent 70,000 disaster relief items such as folding beds, towel quilts and emergency family packs to the South China provinces of Hainan and Guangdong.

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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Devastate Hainan Province, Claiming Seven Lives
2 months, 1 week ago

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Devastate Hainan Province, Claiming Seven Lives

China Daily  

Heavy rainfall and landslides cause widespread devastation in Hainan province, claiming seven lives. The death toll includes a student who fell into a manhole, a mother and son swept away by floodwaters, and three others buried in a mountain landslide. The province has been declared a Level I emergency response for flooding and strong winds, with a Level IV emergency …

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Devastate Hainan Province, Claiming Seven Lives
2 months, 1 week ago

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Devastate Hainan Province, Claiming Seven Lives

China Daily  

Heavy rainfall and landslides caused widespread devastation in Hainan province, China, resulting in seven deaths and leaving thousands of people stranded. The 20th typhoon Trami triggered heavy rainfall for 48 hours, leading to extensive flooding and landslides. Rescue efforts are underway to save those trapped in floodwaters and debris.

Tropical harvest festival celebrated in Hainan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical harvest festival celebrated in Hainan

China Daily  

Farmers in Wanning, Hainan province, celebrate the 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on Sept 22, 2024. An event coinciding with the autumn equinox unfolded on Sunday to celebrate the bountiful harvest and discuss strategies for rural vitalization in Wanning, Hainan province. Farmers, agricultural experts and various community members from across the province gathered for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival. Following …

Tropical harvest festival celebrated in Hainan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical harvest festival celebrated in Hainan

China Daily  

Farmers in Wanning, Hainan province, celebrate the 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on Sept 22, 2024. An event coinciding with the autumn equinox unfolded on Sunday to celebrate the bountiful harvest and discuss strategies for rural vitalization in Wanning, Hainan province. Farmers, agricultural experts and various community members from across the province gathered for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival. Following …

Tropical harvest festival celebrated in Hainan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tropical harvest festival celebrated in Hainan

China Daily  

Farmers in Wanning, Hainan province, celebrate the 2024 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on Sept 22, 2024. An event coinciding with the autumn equinox unfolded on Sunday to celebrate the bountiful harvest and discuss strategies for rural vitalization in Wanning, Hainan province. Farmers, agricultural experts and various community members from across the province gathered for the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival. Following …

Hainan town bounces back after Typhoon Yagi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hainan town bounces back after Typhoon Yagi

China Daily  

Ten days after Super Typhoon Yagi struck Hainan province and one day prior to the Mid-Autumn Festival, journalists from Sansha Satellite TV visited Wengtian town in Wenchang city to assess the progress of recovery and reconstruction efforts. Fu Shiping, the head of the village work team in Wengtian town, noted that the typhoon had caused significant damage, particularly to houses …

At least 226 dead and 320,000 displaced in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 226 dead and 320,000 displaced in Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi

The Independent  

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Typhoon Yagi: Vietnam death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Typhoon Yagi: Vietnam death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods

The Independent  

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China's typhoon-hit regions see return of normal life, work
3 months, 4 weeks ago

China's typhoon-hit regions see return of normal life, work

China Daily  

A worker works at a construction site in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, Sept 11, 2024. GUANGZHOU/HAIKOU -- Southern regions of China, including Guangdong province and the island province of Hainan, have gradually resumed normal work and life following the impact of Super Typhoon Yagi. The Guangdong power grid company said that, as of 8 pm Thursday, power had been …

Watch: Typhoon Yagi sweeps Vietnam; death toll rises
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch: Typhoon Yagi sweeps Vietnam; death toll rises

The Hindu  

In Vietnam’s Phu Tho province, a steel bridge over the engorged Red River collapsed on September 9th, as the region faced the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi. A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed a lorry plunging into the river The number of people dead after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam has risen to 143, …

China's Hainan accelerates work resumption in wake of super typhoon
3 months, 4 weeks ago

China's Hainan accelerates work resumption in wake of super typhoon

China Daily  

A worker packs eggs at an animal husbandry company in Chengmai county of South China's Hainan province, Sept 9, 2024. Hainan has witnessed its production gradually resumed after Super Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made landfall in Hainan on Friday and brought damage across the island. HAIKOU -- Work has resumed on nearly 70 percent of projects …

Hainan recovers from Super Typhoon Yagi
4 months ago

Hainan recovers from Super Typhoon Yagi

China Daily  

In the disaster-affected neighborhoods in Haikou, Hainan province, residents are working together to support and upright the trees on Sept 10. Super Typhoon Yagi has caused widespread power outages in Haikou, Hainan province, since Friday. The typhoon severely disrupted residents' daily routines and underscored the pressing need for phone charging services. To address the challenge, major shopping centers like Friend …

Typhoon-hit Hainan limping back to normalcy
4 months ago

Typhoon-hit Hainan limping back to normalcy

China Daily  

A rescue team from Shenzhen, Guangdong province, repairs power facilities damaged by Typhoon Yagi in Haikou, Hainan province, on Sept 9, 2024. SUN SHIJIE/FOR CHINA DAILY The island province of Hainan, battered by the devastating impact of Super Typhoon Yagi on Friday, is working to return to normalcy, including facilitating efforts to restore electricity and telecommunications by Wednesday, said the …

Typhoon Yagi leaves 146 people dead, missing in Vietnam
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi leaves 146 people dead, missing in Vietnam

China Daily  

An aerial drone photo shows areas flooded by the rising water of the Red River in Vietnam's northern province of Yen Bai, Sept 9, 2024. HANOI -- Super typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam's northern region have claimed at least 82 lives as of Tuesday early afternoon while 64 others remain missing, said the country's Ministry …

Workers in Guangdong clean up after Typhoon Yagi
4 months ago

Workers in Guangdong clean up after Typhoon Yagi

China Daily  

Rescuers step up to carry out the post-disaster recovery work in Xuwen county, Guangdong province, on Sept 7, 2024. Zhang Lei, an official with Nanshan town in Xuwen county, Guangdong province, has been busy with colleagues visiting local villages to check the disaster situation and help residents rebuild their homes and restore production. Typhoon Yagi made a second landfall in …

Xi urges beefed-up typhoon relief efforts, swift repairs
4 months ago

Xi urges beefed-up typhoon relief efforts, swift repairs

China Daily  

Vehicles negotiate a road covered in uprooted trees on Saturday in Haikou, Hainan province, after Super Typhoon Yagi barreled through parts of southern China on Friday. President Xi Jinping has urged beefed-up disaster relief efforts after Super Typhoon Yagi struck southern China, with normal operations gradually resuming on Sunday. In its first landfall at around 4:20 pm on Friday, the …

Workers in Guangdong clean up after Typhoon Yagi
4 months ago

Workers in Guangdong clean up after Typhoon Yagi

China Daily  

Rescuers step up to carry out the post-disaster recovery work in Xuwen county, Guangdong province, on Sept 7, 2024. Zhang Lei, an official with Nanshan town in Xuwen county, Guangdong province, has been busy with colleagues visiting local villages to check the disaster situation and help residents rebuild their homes and restore production. Typhoon Yagi made a second landfall in …

Typhoon Yagi latest: Strongest storm to hit Asia this year kills 14 in Vietnam and injures hundreds
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi latest: Strongest storm to hit Asia this year kills 14 in Vietnam and injures hundreds

The Independent  

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Typhoon Yagi Slams Vietnam: 14 Dead, 176 Injured; Officials Warns Of Flooding Following Heavy Rains
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi Slams Vietnam: 14 Dead, 176 Injured; Officials Warns Of Flooding Following Heavy Rains

News 18  

At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the region over the last decade, Yagi left more than 3 million people without …

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain and floods
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain and floods

The Hindu  

At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, State media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the region over the last decade, Yagi left more than 3 million people without …

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. The typhoon made landfall in Vietnam’s northern coastal provinces of Quang Ninh and Haiphong with wind speeds of up to 149 kilometers per hour …

Hainan resumes production, normal life after super typhoon
4 months ago

Hainan resumes production, normal life after super typhoon

China Daily  

A large banyan tree in Haifu Road, Haikou city, is toppled by the Super Typhoon Yagi. As of Sunday evening, 1,030 primary and secondary schools, 14 colleges, and 17 vocational schools in the province have restored water and electricity connections and are ready to resume classes, said Chen Zhenhua, deputy director of the Education Department of Hainan province, at a …

Typhoon Yagi kills 2 and injures 92 in China's Hainan as it makes its way to northern Vietnam
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi kills 2 and injures 92 in China's Hainan as it makes its way to northern Vietnam

The Hindu  

A powerful typhoon killed two people and left at least 92 injured in the southern Chinese island of Hainan, authorities said on Saturday, with heavy rains and winds causing power outages in over 800,000 households. The typhoon Yagi is currently en route to northern Vietnam over the Gulf of Tonkin on Saturday, with Vietnamese authorities describing Yagi as “one of …

Typhoon Yagi kills 2 and injures 92 in China's Hainan as it makes its way to northern Vietnam
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi kills 2 and injures 92 in China's Hainan as it makes its way to northern Vietnam

The Independent  

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Typhoon Yagi ravages through Hainan island
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi ravages through Hainan island

China Daily  

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers clearing fallen trees on Meiyuan Road on Saturday morning in Haikou, Hainan province. Super Typhoon Yagi has ravaged South China's Hainan province, leading to four fatalities and 95 injuries. The economic impact has surpassed the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Rammasun a decade ago, reported by Fan Shaoli, director of the department of emergency management …

Typhoon Yagi ravages through Hainan island
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi ravages through Hainan island

China Daily  

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers clearing fallen trees on Meiyuan Road on Saturday morning in Haikou, Hainan province. The impact of Super Typhoon Yagi has resulted in damage to 792 communication base stations in Wenchang, leading to an 82.3 percent power outage rate in the affected areas. Despite the significant threat posed by the typhoon to the facilities and equipment …

China allocates disaster relief funds to Hainan, Guangdong
4 months ago

China allocates disaster relief funds to Hainan, Guangdong

China Daily  

This photo taken on Sept 7, 2024 shows a view of Puqian township in Wenchang city, South China's Hainan province. BEIJING -- China's top economic planner said on Saturday that 200 million yuan has been allocated from the central budget to support disaster relief and recovery efforts in Hainan and Guangdong provinces. According to the National Development and Reform Commission, …

Typhoon Yagi ravages through Hainan island
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi ravages through Hainan island

China Daily  

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers clearing fallen trees on Meiyuan Road on Saturday morning in Haikou, Hainan province. Super Typhoon Yagi has ravaged South China's Hainan province, leading to four fatalities and 95 injuries. The economic impact has surpassed the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Rammasun a decade ago, reported by Fan Shaoli, director of the department of emergency management …

Super typhoon Yagi hits South China
4 months ago

Super typhoon Yagi hits South China

China Daily  

After Super Typhoon Yagi swept through Haikou, Hainan province on Sept 6, the streets of Haikou were left in ruins. Super typhoon Yagi, the most powerful autumn typhoon to strike the Chinese mainland since the establishment of the People's Republic of China, made landfall in South China's Hainan province on Friday. A citizen surnamed Zhang, who resides in a high-rise …

Super typhoon Yagi hits South China
4 months ago

Super typhoon Yagi hits South China

China Daily  

After Super Typhoon Yagi swept through Haikou, Hainan province on Sept 6, the streets of Haikou were left in ruins. Super typhoon Yagi, the most powerful autumn typhoon to strike the Chinese mainland since the establishment of the People's Republic of China, made landfall in South China's Hainan province on Friday. A citizen surnamed Zhang, who resides in a high-rise …

Typhoon Yagi tests response measures
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi tests response measures

China Daily  

By Chen Bowen in Haikou, Li Wenfang in Guangzhou,Li Wenfang and Wu Kunling in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-07 08:29 Fishing boats return to port to shelter from the comming Super Typhoon Yagi in Beihai city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall in the coastal area of Wenchang, Hainan province, on Friday …

Super Typhoon Yagi bears down on Vietnam after battering Philippines and China
4 months ago

Super Typhoon Yagi bears down on Vietnam after battering Philippines and China

ABC  

Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological agency said, uprooting thousands of trees, sweeping ships and boats out to sea and killing at least four people in the country. It then landed on Vietnam's Haiphong and Quảng Ninh provinces at 1pm local time, packing winds exceeding 149 kilometres per hour, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting …

A million people flee their homes as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China
4 months ago

A million people flee their homes as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China

The Hindu  

A powerful typhoon made landfall on the Chinese tropical vacation island of Hainan Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes. The Hainan province’s meteorological service said, “Yagi – earlier packing winds of up to …

Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China’s Hainan after sweeping Hong Kong
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China’s Hainan after sweeping Hong Kong

Live Mint  

Typhoon Yagi made landfall on the Hainan island, a Chinese tropical vacation destination on Friday afternoon, September 6, after sweeping south of Hong Kong, displacing many people. Typhoon Yagi has been considered the strongest autumn typhoon to have landed in China, according to a report by PTI quoting China’s national meteorological authorities. People built sandbag barriers outside buildings to guard …

Typhoon Yagi: What makes a storm a typhoon and what is a super category 5 typhoon?
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi: What makes a storm a typhoon and what is a super category 5 typhoon?

The Independent  

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Mapped: Super Typhoon Yagi lashes China and takes aim at Vietnam next
4 months ago

Mapped: Super Typhoon Yagi lashes China and takes aim at Vietnam next

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A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China
4 months ago

A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A powerful typhoon made two landfalls in southern China Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes. The Hainan province’s meteorological service said Yagi, which earlier packed winds of up to about …

Severe typhoon to hit Hainan, Guangdong
4 months ago

Severe typhoon to hit Hainan, Guangdong

China Daily  

As Typhoon Yagi approaches, vessels are seen being docked at a harbor in Haikou, Hainan province, on Wednesday. LUO YUNFEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Yagi will be the strongest typhoon to strike the island province of Hainan in the past decade, China's meteorological body said on Wednesday. The typhoon, the 11th of this year, grew into a super typhoon on Wednesday, and …

School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer
4 months ago

School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer

The Hindu  

School and work were suspended Thursday in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi closed in on an island province with the potential to be the most powerful storm to hit the area in a decade. The Hong Kong Observatory said the typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour, would skirt around 300 kilometers southwest of the …

School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer
4 months ago

School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — School and work were suspended Thursday in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi closed in on an island province with the potential to be the most powerful storm to hit the area in a decade. It said the super typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometers per hour, would skirt around 300 kilometers southwest of …

Typhoon Yagi grows into super typhoon, bound for Guangdong
4 months ago

Typhoon Yagi grows into super typhoon, bound for Guangdong

China Daily  

Typhoon Yagi has grown into a super typhoon on Wednesday night and has a high probability of making landfall on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong province, on early Friday morning, said Guangdong Meteorological Service in a statement on Thursday. Yagi, the 11th typhoon this year, is estimated to cause severe wind and rain impact on Zhanjiang when it brings raging …

Typhoon Yagi prompts proactive emergency measures in Hainan
4 months, 1 week ago

Typhoon Yagi prompts proactive emergency measures in Hainan

China Daily  

The Hainan Maritime Safety Administration called for transport vessels under its jurisdiction to enact typhoon prevention protocols on Sept 3. Typhoon Yagi is expected to hit the eastern shores of South China's Hainan province or the southwestern coast of Guangdong province on Friday. On Tuesday, the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration urged over 2,200 transport vessels within its jurisdiction to implement …

Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui; suspends flights, rail transport, ferry services
1 year, 4 months ago

Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui; suspends flights, rail transport, ferry services

Hindustan Times  

Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes, outdoor events, and officials urged workers to stay home as the island prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui later Sunday. Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui; suspends flights, rail transport, ferry services The storm's approach came as Typhoon Saola continued to weaken while moving along the Chinese …

Mass evacuations and flight cancellations as Taiwan braces for Typhoon Haikui
1 year, 4 months ago

Mass evacuations and flight cancellations as Taiwan braces for Typhoon Haikui

Live Mint  

As Typhoon Haikui approached Taiwan, the country took precautionary measures, including the cancellation of domestic flights and the evacuation of nearly 3,000 individuals. Haikui is predicted to hit the remote and thinly populated southeastern part of Taiwan, characterized by mountainous terrain, during late Sunday afternoon. Compared to Typhoon Saola, which struck Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong …

China's Coast Braces For Powerful Typhoon Lekima
5 years, 5 months ago

China's Coast Braces For Powerful Typhoon Lekima

NPR  

China's Coast Braces For Powerful Typhoon Lekima Enlarge this image toggle caption Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images A typhoon with sustained top winds of 130 mph is churning at sea as it heads for a landfall on China's eastern coast Saturday, expected to bring heavy rain and flooding. Beijing on Friday issued its highest warning for super typhoon Lekima, …

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