China evacuates 400,000 ahead of super typhoon Yagi

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China has evacuated some 400,000 people as one of the year’s most powerful storms is expected to make landfall in the popular tourist island of Hainan later Friday, state media report.
Trains, boats and flights in the area have been suspended for a second day, while schools remain shut in parts of the broader southern region as super typhoon Yagi closes in.
Yagi has doubled in strength after wreaking havoc in northern Philippines early this week. It is currently packing winds of up to 240km/h (150mph) near its eye.
Meteorologists say Yagi may cause “catastrophic” damage in Hainan and neighbouring Guangdong, which is also China’s most populous province.
Yagi is an “extremely dangerous and powerful” super typhoon which will soon make a “potentially catastrophic” landfall, the Indo-Pacific Tropical Cyclone Warning Center wrote in an advisory on Thursday.
A super typhoon is equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.
Authorities in Hainan have ordered all tourist attractions to be shut since Wednesday, warning of “massive and destructive winds”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gz3rk71n7o

h/t Emeraldlight

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