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    Home » Super Typhoon Yagi Slams Southern China, Leaving Devastation in Its Wake

    Super Typhoon Yagi Slams Southern China, Leaving Devastation in Its Wake

    September 6, 2024 World News 4 Mins Read
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    Super Typhoon Yagi arrived with a force that seemed to pause time itself. When it made landfall on China’s southern coast, the skies darkened, the winds roared, and the world seemed to hold its breath. This storm, the largest in Asia this year, brought with it the kind of devastation that leaves entire regions reeling, caught between survival and ruin. As the winds topped 150 miles per hour, this storm was not just another weather event; it was a cataclysm, one of those rare forces of nature that make everything else seem small.

    Up early on Saturday here to update @RichardQuest on @FirstMove about Typhoon #Yagi which is barreling towards Vietnam right now, after pounding southern China. @ChadMyersCNN says radar blips in the eye of the storm are likely…birds (!!)…trapped until it fizzles over Vietnam. pic.twitter.com/M9VxfycF1B

    — Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) September 6, 2024

    For the people of Guangdong, Hainan, and Hong Kong, Yagi wasn’t just a name on a map or a forecast—it was an immediate, physical reality. Streets that just days before had been teeming with life were now silent, deserted. Schools shut their doors, flights were grounded, and entire cities seemed to go dark. In Hainan, where Yagi struck hardest, over 400,000 people were evacuated from their homes, forced to flee the approaching storm like prey before a predator.

    The storm’s power was awe-inspiring but also deeply frightening. Yagi had already proven its deadly potential earlier in the week when it tore through the Philippines, leaving 16 dead in its wake. Now, as it reached the Chinese coast, it was stronger than ever, doubled in force, and carrying with it the potential for untold destruction. The residents of Wenchang, a city in Hainan, found themselves in the eye of this storm, their homes and lives upended in an instant.

    What makes this storm even more harrowing is the rarity of such events. Super typhoons of Yagi’s magnitude don’t often strike Hainan—only nine such storms have hit the island in the last 70 years. Yet, here was Yagi, defying the odds, and reminding everyone just how vulnerable we are to the whims of nature. The Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources warned that this could be the most powerful typhoon to strike the southern coast in a decade, a claim that hung in the air like the storm clouds themselves.

    Trees were pushed to their limits by strong winds as Super #typhoon #Yagi approaches southern China’s Hainan Province. Footage from September 6 pic.twitter.com/hGyIl6yHfc

    — Mr. RK (@rkremarks) September 6, 2024

    Even Hong Kong, a city hardened by its own history of typhoons, was brought to a standstill. Schools, markets, the stock exchange—everything was shuttered. The normally bustling metropolis became a ghost town. By midday Friday, the storm had moved past, and life slowly crept back. But even then, nine people had been injured, hundreds of trees had been felled, and the city’s famed bridges stood empty, closed off to traffic for fear of collapse.

    As Yagi began to lose strength and drift inland, attention turned to Vietnam and Laos, where the storm’s remnants promised more rain, more wind, and more fear. Airports closed, and people prepared, but the storm’s sheer unpredictability left a gnawing sense of dread.

    super typhoon winds in southern China, strong winds #typhoon #YAGI southern China #SuperTyphoonYagi pic.twitter.com/yXPjKtYcfR

    — Mr. RK (@rkremarks) September 6, 2024

    There’s something deeply unsettling about these storms. They are raw, primal forces, indifferent to the intricacies of human life. And yet, in a world where we so often think ourselves immune, in control, a storm like Yagi arrives and humbles us. It tears through our cities and homes, not caring about borders or economies. It is a reminder that no matter how far we’ve come, how advanced we think we are, we are still small beneath the great sky.

    Scientists say the oceans are warming, that storms like this are only going to get stronger, more frequent. As the world heats up, these super typhoons become more than outliers—they become the new normal. And so, we brace ourselves for the next Yagi, the next storm that will tear through our fragile constructs and remind us that, in the grand scheme of things, nature still holds the upper hand.

    Major Points

    • Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s largest storm this year, made landfall in southern China with winds over 150 mph.
    • Over 400,000 people evacuated from Hainan as cities across Guangdong, Hainan, and Hong Kong went into lockdown.
    • Yagi had already killed 16 in the Philippines before striking China with doubled force, causing widespread destruction.
    • Hong Kong was brought to a standstill, with injuries, felled trees, and closures throughout the city.
    • As Yagi weakened, its remnants headed toward Vietnam and Laos, sparking further fear and preparations.

    James Kravitz – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News

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