01:08Heavy rain and strong winds were seen in the coastal town of Haikou, on Hainan island, as Typhoon Yagi - dubbed a 'super typhoon' - entered China's southernmost province on Friday. Footage shows trees bending and water pouring down the streets, with one fallen tree crushing a number of parked cars.
Typhoon Yagi is believed to be the strongest to hit the island since Rammasun in 2014, when 46 people were killed.
Yagi first hit Wenchang, a city in the northeast of Hainan island, with winds of 230 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) at 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Friday, according to local media.
Around 400,000 people in Hainan were evacuated ahead of Yagi's arrival as public transportation was suspended and schools, businesses and other establishments were closed. Neighbouring provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi also adopted similar measures before the typhoon made landfall.
Prior to reaching the Hainan province, at least 11 people in the Philippines were killed due to landslides and floods caused by the typhoon when it struck the country on Monday. Significant flooding also affected at least 200,000 local residents.
Hong Kong officials also raised the alert level to Typhoon Signal Number 8 (T8) on Thursday due to its strong winds and heavy downpours. They have since lowered the signal to T3 on Friday as the storm's impact receded.
Strong winds, heavy rain batters Haikou as 'Super Typhoon' Yagi hits southern China
Heavy rain and strong winds were seen in the coastal town of Haikou, on Hainan island, as Typhoon Yagi - dubbed a 'super typhoon' - entered China's southernmost province on Friday. Footage shows trees bending and water pouring down the streets, with one fallen tree crushing a number of parked cars.
Typhoon Yagi is believed to be the strongest to hit the island since Rammasun in 2014, when 46 people were killed.
Yagi first hit Wenchang, a city in the northeast of Hainan island, with winds of 230 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) at 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Friday, according to local media.
Around 400,000 people in Hainan were evacuated ahead of Yagi's arrival as public transportation was suspended and schools, businesses and other establishments were closed. Neighbouring provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi also adopted similar measures before the typhoon made landfall.
Prior to reaching the Hainan province, at least 11 people in the Philippines were killed due to landslides and floods caused by the typhoon when it struck the country on Monday. Significant flooding also affected at least 200,000 local residents.
Hong Kong officials also raised the alert level to Typhoon Signal Number 8 (T8) on Thursday due to its strong winds and heavy downpours. They have since lowered the signal to T3 on Friday as the storm's impact receded.
Heavy rain and strong winds were seen in the coastal town of Haikou, on Hainan island, as Typhoon Yagi - dubbed a 'super typhoon' - entered China's southernmost province on Friday. Footage shows trees bending and water pouring down the streets, with one fallen tree crushing a number of parked cars.
Typhoon Yagi is believed to be the strongest to hit the island since Rammasun in 2014, when 46 people were killed.
Yagi first hit Wenchang, a city in the northeast of Hainan island, with winds of 230 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) at 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Friday, according to local media.
Around 400,000 people in Hainan were evacuated ahead of Yagi's arrival as public transportation was suspended and schools, businesses and other establishments were closed. Neighbouring provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi also adopted similar measures before the typhoon made landfall.
Prior to reaching the Hainan province, at least 11 people in the Philippines were killed due to landslides and floods caused by the typhoon when it struck the country on Monday. Significant flooding also affected at least 200,000 local residents.
Hong Kong officials also raised the alert level to Typhoon Signal Number 8 (T8) on Thursday due to its strong winds and heavy downpours. They have since lowered the signal to T3 on Friday as the storm's impact receded.