super typhoon yagi has moved towards China's Island province of hyan and authorities say that they are prepared for what could be the strongest storm to hit the country's southern coast in a decade the typhoon is expected to make landfall later along the coastal areas of from hyan to neighboring Guangdong Province hyan is a popular holiday destination the ministry of Water Resources said that it has raise its emergency response to flooding in both provinces to the third highest tier according to Earth data packing wind speeds of more than 250 km per hour the typhoon is equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in Hong Kong which experienced heavy rains overnight as yagi passed within 400 kilomet the third highest Typhoon Warning will be in place until 12:40 p.m. local time authorities say that three people have been injured but the damage was limited as rains continue to Pelt the city trading at Hong Kong Stock Exchange have been suspended while schools are closed and public transportation across the finance Financial Hub has been limited Southern China is frequently hid during the summer and Autumn Seasons By typhoons that form in the warm Oceans East of the Philippines and then travel West but climate change has made tropical storms more unpredictable while increasing their intensity it is bringing heavy rains and violent gusts that lead to flash floods and Coastal damage earlier this week yagi triggered floods and landslides on the main Philippine island of Lon and that killed at least 13 people after moving through southern China it will then head for Vietnam on course to hit the northern and North Central regions around the famed UNESCO heritage site Hong Bay on Saturday Vietnamese authorities have already urged around 2200 tourists on coasted Islands to return to the mainland and mobilize more than 2700 military personnel to help typhoon preparation s [Music]