One of this year’s strongest typhoons is churning its way towards ‘China’s Hawaii’ | CNN


One of this year’s strongest typhoons is churning its way towards ‘China’s Hawaii’ | CNN

Chinese holiday island of Hainan later on Friday, after its outer bands lashed Hong Kong and parts of southern China. Packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Super Typhoon Yagi is currently the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane — the world’s second-most powerful tropical cyclone of 2024 so far, only eclipsed by the Atlantic hurricane Beryl which was a Category 5.