Powerful Typhoon Yagi sweeps Hong Kong, makes landfall in China’s Hainan province | WATCH

Hong Kong: Super Typhoon Yagi, believed to be Asia’s strongest storm this year, brought heavy rain and huge gusts of wind to Hong Kong before making landfall along the coast of China’s Hainan province on Friday, forcing several aspects of life to a halt. Yagi packed maximum sustained winds of 234 kmph near its centre and was registered as the world’s second-most powerful tropical cyclone in 2024 so far after Hurricane Beryl.