Super Typhoon Yagi hits China's Hainan forcing 1 million to leave their homes

Yagi registers as the world's second-most powerful tropical cyclone this year and has caused power outages in more than 800,000 homes Asia's strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, landed in China's Hainan on Friday, bringing violent gales and heavy rain that triggered widespread power outages, paralysing the tourist island province and forcing about a million people in the country's south to leave their homes. Packing maximum sustained winds of 234km/h near its centre, Yagi registers as ...