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School and work halted in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi approaches

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School and work halted in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi approaches

Schools and work were halted in parts of southern China on Thursday as Typhoon Yagi approached an island province, potentially becoming the most powerful storm to hit the area in a decade.

The Hong Kong Observatory said the typhoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometers (130 miles) per hour, was expected to pass about 300 kilometers (190 miles) southwest of the financial hub on Friday morning. Kindergartens and special schools were canceled in the semi-autonomous city, while the weather remained calm on Thursday morning.

China’s official news agency, Xinhua, reported that tens of thousands of fishing boats were returning to ports in Hainan and elsewhere to seek shelter, along with nearly 70,000 fishermen. State broadcaster CCTV said some train services would be suspended from Thursday evening.

Hainan Meteorological Service predicted the typhoon would make landfall on Friday in the region from Qionghai in Hainan to Dianbai in neighboring Guangdong province. Meteorological authorities said it could be the strongest typhoon to hit Hainan in the past 10 years, Xinhua reported.

Typhoon Yagi moved north from the Philippines, causing landslides and heavy rains that caused flooding and killed at least 14 people.

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