Hundreds evacuated Sarika typhoon landfall in Hainan Province S China
The flooding caused by Typhoon Sarika covers the road Jiaji County, Qionghai City, south ChinaЎЇs Hainan Province, Oct. 19, 2016 Photo Xinhua.
The reminance of Sarika typhoon landfall again in China.
This time the storm - now a tropical depression - hit landfall along the coast of Guangxi after unexpectedly far northern Vietnam earlier in the day.
Sarika is packing winds of less than 60 kilometers per hour, and is due to burn tonight.
The once-powerful typhoon hit Hainan on Tuesday morning with winds of about 120 kilometers per hour, forcing thousands to move within the coastal areas of Hainan.
Repair crews are currently assessing flood damage left behind in the provincial capital of Hainan, Haikou.
We have to wait sometimes for performing drainage operations, as rain sometimes forces us to stop, but even if we are not draining, we're still monitoring floods every two hours.
Sarika has also forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in and out of Hainan and also suspended train services on parts of the island.
So far there were no reports of loss of life due to Sarika.
The storm, which plowed through the northern Philippines at the weekend, is responsible for at least 2-deaths.
Also in Asia, an extremely powerful tropical storm begins naked on the northern Philippines.
Haima has increased to a category 5 typhoon with winds of over 250 kilometers per hour.
The front edge of the storm has already hit the northern island of the Philippines, Luzon.
There will continue to roll in the densely populated area with a power Category 5, and is expected to make landfall around midnight.
Haima is due to tearing Central Luzon in the next 12 hours before rolling into the South China Sea.
While the storm has lost power, current models suggest Haima then turn north Guangdong in the next two days.
It's expected to reach dry land somewhere between Hong Kong and Shantou sometime Friday.
Typhoon Haima en route to China after Sarika hit Hainan, typhoon Haima, porcelain, Sarika.