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Super Hurricane Yagi hits Vietnam after casualties in China's Hainan

Super Hurricane Yagi, Asia's most effective storm this year, made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological firm stated, after tearing through China's southern island of Hainan where it reportedly eliminated two individuals and hurt lots.

Yagi, the world's second-most effective cyclone in 2024, has actually already eliminated a minimum of 16 individuals in the Philippines, having actually formed east of the island chain previously in the week.

As it hit island districts of north Vietnam around 1300 regional time (0600 GMT) on Saturday, it created winds of as much as 160 kph (99 miles per hour) near its centre, having lost power from its peak of 234 kph (145 miles per hour) in Hainan a day earlier.

Vietnam's seaside city of Haiphong, a commercial hub with a. population of 2 million that hosts factories from foreign. multinationals and regional carmaker VinFast, is so far. amongst the hardest struck by the winds.

Parts of the city knowledgeable power failures on Saturday,. authorities stated.

The wind smashed buildings' glass windows and broke tree. branches, according to a Reuters witness. City streets were. deserted as citizens hearkened authorities' calls to stay inside your home.

Previously in Hainan, which has a population of more than 10. million, the storm knocked down trees, flooded roads and cut. power to more than 800,000 homes.

AIRPORTS CLOSED

Vietnam evacuated almost 50,000 individuals from coastal towns. and deployed 450,000 military workers, the government stated.

It also suspended operations for several hours at 4. airports on Saturday, consisting of Hanoi's Noi Bai, the busiest in. the north, cancelling more than 300 flights.

High schools were also closed in 12 northern provinces,. including in the capital Hanoi.

Tropical cyclones are becoming stronger, fuelled by warmer oceans,. amidst environment modification, researchers say. Last week, Hurricane Shanshan. slammed into southwestern Japan, the strongest storm to strike the. nation in years.

Yagi is named after the Japanese word for goat and the. constellation of Capricornus.

(source: Reuters)