Asia's strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, made landfall along the coast of China's Hainan province on Friday, bringing gales and heavy rain which shut schools for a second day and cancelled flights in the South China Sea region.

Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China's Hainan after killing 16 in Philippines

Southern Chinese provinces and cities braced for the arrival of super typhoon Yagi, shutting schools and postponing flights ahead of its expected landfall along Hainan's subtropical coast in what could be the most powerful storm to hit China in years.

Chinese cities suspends flights, schools as typhoon Yagi edges closer

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Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China's Hainan after killing 16 in Philippines

Chinese cities suspends flights, schools as typhoon Yagi edges closer