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China: Super Typhoon Yagi Heads Towards Vietnam
China: Super Typhoon Yagi Heads Towards Vietnam
(Franceinfo)
With record wind gusts, Super Typhoon Yagi is blowing everything in its path. This climatic disaster is already among the most powerful typhoons of the last ten years on the coasts of southern China.
Winds of over 230 km/h sweep everything in their path. At this speed, nothing resists, neither vegetation nor human constructions. Super typhoon Yagi struck the tropical island of Hainan in southern China on Friday, September 6. As a precaution, nearly 420,000 people had been evacuated. This island is a very popular tourist destination, known for its sandy beaches and luxury hotels.
Earlier in the week, the storm had already ravaged the Philippine archipelago. Floods and landslides paralyzed the main island of Luzon, causing the deaths of at least 13 people.My brother asked me to go buy coffee, when I came back our house was gone“, laments a Filipino resident after the tragedy. The super typhoon is expected to hit northern Vietnam on Saturday, September 7. Yagi could be the strongest storm in the region in a decade.
