Typhoon-hit Hainan limping back to normalcy
3 months, 2 weeks 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 local government. The country's telecom providers have mobilized a team of 1,100 support personnel, 2,900 emergency power generators and over 370 support vehicles to assist with communication repairs in Hainan. The electricity supply for key users across the province has been largely restored, said Zhao Youcheng, deputy secretary of the Party committee of Hainan Power Grid, at a news briefing on Monday evening.

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Fall typhoons spark concerns in south
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fall typhoons spark concerns in south

China Daily  

A rescuer hands over an infant who had just been transported via helicopter from an inundated village in Qionghai, Hainan province, to a government worker on Wednesday. YUAN CHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY With one powerful autumn typhoon having affected a Chinese province and another one bearing down on the mainland, concerns have mounted over the potential disasters from heavy rainfall that …

Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten Southern Coasts: Authorities Deploy Emergency Response Measures
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten Southern Coasts: Authorities Deploy Emergency Response Measures

China Daily  

Heavy rainfall and strong winds caused widespread flooding in Qionghai, Hainan province, with 13 towns being inundated to varying degrees. Authorities have mobilized a fleet of boats and vehicles to address the crisis, with the situation expected to worsen in the coming days. Meanwhile, China has initiated a Level-IV emergency response in Zhejiang province in anticipation of Typhoon Kong-rey's approach.

Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten Southern Coasts as Typhoons Cause Chaos in Qionghai
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heavy Rain and Flooding Threaten Southern Coasts as Typhoons Cause Chaos in Qionghai

China Daily  

Heavy rainfall and strong winds caused widespread flooding in Qionghai, Hainan province, with 13 towns being inundated to varying degrees. Authorities have mobilized a fleet of boats and vehicles to address the crisis, and have evacuated over 17,000 residents. Another typhoon, Kong-rey, made landfall in Taiwan's Taitung, causing school closures and flight cancellations.

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Devastate Hainan Province, Claiming Seven Lives
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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.

Typhoon Trami slaps Hainan on way out
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Typhoon Trami slaps Hainan on way out

China Daily  

By CHEN BOWEN in Haikou | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-30 14:31 A taxi moves through a waterlogged road in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Oct 28, 2024. Some parts of Hainan province experienced heavy rainfall due to the influence of Typhoon Trami. The remnants of Typhoon Trami coupled with a cold air mass have triggered severe flooding in Hainan province, …

Hainan town bounces back after Typhoon Yagi
3 months 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 ago

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

The Independent  

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Mapped: Typhoon Bebinca, strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years, weakens but set to bring more rain
3 months, 1 week ago

Mapped: Typhoon Bebinca, strongest storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years, weakens but set to bring more rain

The Independent  

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Typhoon Bebinca: Shanghai slammed by strongest storm to hit city since 1949, flights cancelled
3 months, 1 week ago

Typhoon Bebinca: Shanghai slammed by strongest storm to hit city since 1949, flights cancelled

Live Mint  

Typhoon Bebinca: The strongest typhoon in more than seven decades has struck China’s financial capital, bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain to the eastern seaboard and disrupting holidaymakers at the start of a days-long national festival. Typhoon Bebinca — known as Beibijia in China — crossed the coast in the Yangtze River Delta region at around 7:30 a.m. local time …

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
3 months, 1 week ago

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. Typhoon Bebinca made landfall around 7:30 a.m. in the sprawling Pudong business district with winds of 151 kph near …

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai, knocks out power to homes
3 months, 1 week ago

Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai, knocks out power to homes

LA Times  

A firefighter stands near debris along a business street in the aftermath of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai, China, on Monday. The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. Typhoon Bebinca …

China's typhoon-hit regions see return of normal life, work
3 months, 1 week 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 …

China's Hainan accelerates work resumption in wake of super typhoon
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Super Typhoon Yagi exposes China’s cashless society flaws as people flock to charge phones. Watch
3 months, 1 week ago

Super Typhoon Yagi exposes China’s cashless society flaws as people flock to charge phones. Watch

Hindustan Times  

A viral video shows how enterprising citizens in China set up a generator in the marketplace to allow people to charge their phones after Super Typhoon Yagi disrupted power supply in parts of the country. People in China use generators to charge phones after Yagi The video was shared on the social media platform X with the caption: “Downside of …

Workers in Guangdong clean up after Typhoon Yagi
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 Slams Vietnam: 14 Dead, 176 Injured; Officials Warns Of Flooding Following Heavy Rains
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 hits South China
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Mapped: Super Typhoon Yagi lashes China and takes aim at Vietnam next
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 prompts proactive emergency measures in Hainan
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan

The Hindu  

Taiwan worked to restore power to more than 40,000 households after Typhoon Haikui barrelled into the east and south of the island, as cities and counties in the affected areas closed schools and businesses and domestic airlines cancelled flights. Haikui made landfall in the mountainous and sparsely populated far southeast of Taiwan on Sunday afternoon, the first typhoon to directly …

Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui; suspends flights, rail transport, ferry services
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

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