According to the latest storm forecast, Super Typhoon Yagi is expected to make landfall on the Chinese coast from Wenchang City in Hainan Island to Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong Province from the afternoon of September 6. However, heavy rain, strong winds and lightning have occurred throughout the area from last night, September 5, to the morning of September 6.
On September 5, a series of lightning strikes occurred in the Qiongzhou Strait (Guangdong, China). In addition, according to the China Meteorological Administration, due to the influence of super typhoon Yagi, strong lightning strikes also hit Haikou City (Hainan). This morning, September 6, southern China was hit by strong winds and heavy rain before super typhoon Yagi made landfall.
The meteorological agency forecasts that from September 6-7, the coastal areas of southwestern Guangdong province and Hainan island will have rainfall of 100-400mm, some places on Hainan island will have over 500mm, with gusts of wind above level 10. The southern area of Guangxi province will have rainfall of 50-250mm, some places will have 330mm.
From September 8-9, rain continues to move to the West, the southern area of Yunnan province and the southern area of Guangxi province (bordering Vietnam) with rainfall of 50-250mm, in some places 300mm.
Responding to super typhoon Yagi, since September 5, provinces and cities in the southern region of China including Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and Hainan Island have canceled a series of flights, closed schools and required businesses and factories to temporarily close.
Special task forces have been dispatched to Guangdong and Hainan to provide guidance on storm and flood preparedness and response. In the face of the threat of the strongest storm of 2024, residents of Hainan Island are advised to stay off the streets as the storm passes over the island.
As of September 5, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) of China has dispatched a total of 2,178 emergency rescue workers and 492 pieces of equipment to key areas for storm and heavy rain prevention and flood control.
According to CNN , all tourist attractions on Hainan Island were closed. More than 400,000 people were evacuated to safety and more than 34,000 fishing boats returned to shore to take shelter from the storm.
After sweeping across Hainan, Yagi is expected to make landfall in Vietnam, causing strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms in the North around noon on September 7.
However, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from tonight, September 6, many areas in the North will have heavy rain with strong gusts of wind. The first location the storm's eye will enter may be the area between Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, with an intensity of level 10-12, gusting to level 14.
