Typhoon Yagi has rapidly intensified to a super typhoon as it powers its way towards the Chinese holiday island of Hainan, where it is forecast to make landfall towards the end of the week.
Yagi is currently packing winds of up to 240 kph , according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center Wednesday. That makes it a high-end Category 4 Atlantic Hurricane and is only 7 mph shy of being a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane. “Intensification will continue while in the warm tub of the South China Sea,” the typhoon warning center said. Just a day ago, Yagi was a tropical storm with top winds of 90 kph .
Intercity bus services have been suspended on the island since midnight Thursday, according to Hainan’s provincial government. Train and high-speed rail services will be suspended on Thursday starting 6p.m. local time, while all flights departing after 8p.m. will also be cancelled until Friday midnight, it added. Several tourist attractions have already shut down, with authorities warning that winds could be “massive and destructive.
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