CLIMA
El supertifón Yagi avanza hacia China
September 6, 2024 -
Después de duplicar su fuerza desde que mató a por lo menos 16personas en Filipinas al inicio de la semana, una de las más potentes
tormentas de este año está tocando tierra a lo largo de la costa sur de China.
Yagi is is expected to make landfall along China's coast between Wenchang in Hainan and Leizhou in Guangdong province from Friday afternoon.
Packing maximum sustained winds of 245km per hour near its centre, Yagi registers as the world’s second-most powerful tropical cyclone in 2024 so far, after the Category 5 Atlantic hurricane Beryl, and the most severe in the Pacific basin this year.
China has evacuated some 400,000 people while trains, boats and flights in the area have been suspended.
Meteorologists say Yagi may cause "catastrophic" damage in Hainan and neighbouring Guangdong, which is also China's most populous province.
Yagi is expected to make another landfall in northern Vietnam late on Saturday in a weakened state.
Typhoons are becoming stronger, fuelled by warmer oceans, amid climate change, scientists say.