HONG KONG: Cities in southern China suspended schools and cancelled some flights on Thursday (Sep 4), as tropical storm Yagi strengthened into a super typhoon and barreled straight for the holiday island province of Hainan.
An aerial view shows boats docking near a harbour ahead of the expected landfall of Typhoon Yagi, in Haikou, Hainan, China on Sep 4, 2024. HONG KONG: Cities in southern China suspended schools and cancelled some flights on Thursday , as tropical storm Yagi strengthened into a super typhoon and barreled straight for the holiday island province of Hainan.
The typhoon is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon in either Hainan or neighbouring Guangdong. Classes at kindergarten and special schools in Hong Kong were suspended on Thursday, while budget airline Hong Kong Express said six flights have been rescheduled."Yagi will remain at super typhoon intensity and skirt around 300km to the southwest of Hong Kong tomorrow morning," the observatory said.
Super typhoon Yagi's projected landfall in Hainan is rare with most typhoons landing on the duty-free island classified as weak. From 1949 to 2023, 106 typhoons landed in Hainan but only 9 were classified as super typhoons.
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