China: Schools and airports close in the face of “Yagi” supertype deportation

Closed will remain schools, airports and other public means of transport in the south ahead of the “Yagi” which is to be hit tomorrow (06.09.2024) several areas of the country. The Yagi tropical storm that joined the super typhoon category, this week caused that cost the lives of 12 people. At the moment the weather phenomenon is heading towards Hynan Island in southern China. “Yagi” was strengthened in the sea and is now accompanied by winds that breathe up to 209 km an hour. The super typhoon is to “beat” either Hainan or its neighboring Guangdong province tomorrow afternoon. The Chinese authorities in order not to mourn victims, temporarily closed schools, cancelled flights and the operation of public transport in Haiku, the capital of Hainan Province. The Hong Kong Express airline announced that it postponed 6 flights, while the new Greater Bay Airlines company cancelled 4 and reprogrammed 2. “Yagi will keep the tension super-type and bypass Hong Kong about 300 km southwest (of the city) tomorrow morning”, announced the Hong Kong Observatory. After the super typhoon passes China, it will then head towards Vietnam and threaten the northern regions of the country, near the Bay of Halong that has entered the List of World Heritage Sites of Unesco. Vietnam’s weather service issued an alarm today and over 2,700 military personnel have been mobilized as Yagi approaches.