A powerful typhoon, named Yagi, made landfall on the Chinese tropical vacation island of Hainan, causing disruptions and displacements in the region. The typhoon, with winds reaching up to 152 mph near its center, hit Wenchang city in Hainan province before moving towards other parts of the island and eventually heading to the Beibu Gulf.
China's national meteorological authorities reported that Yagi is the strongest autumn typhoon to have landed in China and is expected to make a second landfall in Guangdong province. Prior to the landfall, around 420,000 residents were relocated in Hainan, with over half a million people in Guangdong also being moved to safer locations.
