Super Typhoon Yagi made landfall in Wenchang City near Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, on Friday night. By Saturday afternoon, the deadly storm had claimed four lives and injured 95 others in southern China.
Residents in Haikou and Wenchang shared harrowing accounts of the typhoon's impact despite better preparedness measures. \"I couldn't sleep at all last night. The wind was so strong. Wild shrieks and howling were all over the place. When I looked out, all kinds of items were flying in the air – bricks, woods… It was very scary,\" said Huang Yiming, a photographer based in Haikou.
Communication networks were disrupted in many areas, yet locals continued to document the storm's destructive power. \"Super, super, super powerful. All buildings with more than 15 floors were shaking. Windows were blown away, even refrigerators,\" shared 39-year-old Xiaopeng in Haikou. He continued, \"As a native (to Haikou), it's my first time seeing such a big typhoon.\"
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Super Typhoon Yagi is scary but residents say they are better prepared
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