Super Typhoon Yagi: officials, military in Southern China push to restore power, services

Guangdong and Hainan provinces work to clean up and sanitise streets and help farmers, fishers and factories get back to work

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Rescuers in Zhanjiang in Guangdong province work to clean up and restore electricity and communications after serious damage from Super Typhoon Yagi. Photo: Weibo/ 湛江发布

Published: 3:42pm, 9 Sep 2024

China’s southern province of Guangdong and the tropical island province of Hainan are working to restore power and communications after severe damage caused by Super Typhoon Yagi.

Electricity and water supplies have been “basically restored” in Zhanjiang, the southernmost city in Guangdong, the city’s official outlet Zhanjiang Daily reported on Monday.

But electricity has not been restored in Xuwen, which was hit head-on by Yagi, it said.

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Local officials were still repairing damaged communication facilities on Monday, the Zhanjiang Daily report said.

The report said the city’s “main roads” had been reopened. Rural roads in Xuwen were blocked on Monday morning, but were expected to reopen by midday on Monday.

Local officials were helping farmers, fishermen and factories resume production, according to the report.

The super typhoon has killed four people and injured 95 in Hainan. No casualties had been reported in Guangdong by Monday.

Support teams were sent from all over the country to Leizhou, Xuwen and other areas to help the affected people rebuild their homes and resume normal production and life. Photo: Weibo/湛江发布