Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Two Landfalls in China

Super Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province, on September 6, 2024, with wind speeds reaching 208.8 km/h. Earlier, it struck Wenchang in Hainan Province with even stronger winds of over 234 km/h, prompting the evacuation of nearly 1 million residents across both provinces. In Guangdong, 574,511 residents were relocated, while Hainan had already evacuated 419,367 before the typhoon hit. Transportation services, including high-speed rail and waterway routes, were severely disrupted, and schools in 10 cities were closed. The storm is expected to weaken as it moves northwest into the Beibu Gulf and is predicted to make another landfall near the China-Vietnam border. This event marks Yagi as the strongest autumn typhoon to impact China, leading to widespread preparations and emergency responses across the affected regions.