This photo taken on Sep 6, 2024 shows the sea near Puqian Township of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province. Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, has developed into a super typhoon of level 17, packing winds of up to 209 km per hour. The typhoon is forecast to make landfall on Friday afternoon somewhere between the city of Wenchang in Hainan Province and Xuwen County in Guangdong Province. Photo:Xinhua
China's National Meteorological Center renewed a red alert, the highest level, for Typhoon Yagi on Friday morning as the country braces for the super typhoon.
Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year as counted by China's meteorological authorities, was on the sea about 150 kilometers off Wenchang City of Hainan Province at 9 a.m. Friday, the center said.
The typhoon was forecasted to travel northwestward at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour and make landfall along the coastal areas from Hainan's Wenchang to Leizhou in Guangdong Province between Friday afternoon and evening.
It was expected to make a second landfall on Saturday afternoon along the coastal areas from Fangchenggang in Guangxi to the northern part of Vietnam.
The center warned that gales will batter parts of Guangxi, Guangdong and the South China Sea from Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon, with heavy rainfall also expected in parts of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan Island.
In response, the Ministry of Water Resources has raised the emergency response for floods in Guangdong and Hainan to Level III, and dispatched four work teams to guide flood prevention efforts in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan.
The ministry said that efforts will be made to closely monitor the development of the typhoon, guide local governments with disaster prevention work and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
Heavy rainfall hits the city of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Sep 6, 2024. Photo:Xinhua
Huge waves lash the shore in Puqian Township of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province, Sep 6, 2024. Photo:Xinhua
Heavy rainfall hits Puqian Township of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province, Sep 6, 2024. Photo:Xinhua
