Over 149,000 people in Wenchang relocated as Typhoon Yagi lashes China's Hainan

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Over 149,000 people in 17 townships of Wenchang City in south China's Hainan Province had been relocated after Super Typhoon Yagi raged through the city.    WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Over 149,000 people in 17 townships of Wenchang City in South China's Hainan Province have

00:09been relocated after Super Typhoon Yagi raged through the city.

00:14The typhoon had wreaked havoc in the city, with over 25,000 houses destroyed, nearly

00:20one-third of the roads becoming impassable due to fallen trees, power lines disrupted

00:25and communication base stations damaged.

00:29Longlu Township in Wenchang City is one of the hardest-hit areas by Typhoon Yagi.

00:35Local electricity, fire and sanitation departments had been deployed on Saturday morning to clean

00:42up roads in an effort to restore people's normal life as soon as possible.

00:47The vegetable market in Longlu Town also resumed operation on Saturday to ensure the basic

00:53living supply for the residents.

00:56Typhoon Yagi has affected more than 500,000 people across 19 cities and counties in Hainan

01:03Province, with over 300,000 people relocated for safety and 76,000 people temporarily resettled.

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