One million Chinese relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall

HONG KONG: After sweeping past the south of Hong Kong, a powerful typhoon made two landfalls in southern China on September 6, forcing the evacuation of about a million people.

The Hainan province's meteorological service said Yagi, which earlier packed winds of up to 152 mph near its center, made landfall in the tropical vacation island's Wenchang city at around 4:20 p.m.

China's national meteorological