tornado "Buffy" More than 900,000 people are forced to evacuate in China and Taiwan
After it was classified as a super-strong hurricane after it caused widespread destruction in the islands of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, its classification was reduced. "Buffy" It turned into a regular hurricane, with its maximum wind speed decreasing to 144 kilometers per hour, according to the Central Meteorological Administration in Taiwan. The authorities expected very heavy rains in the north of the island and waves rising to about ten metres, warning of the repercussions of the storm. In Japan, the hurricane caused power outages to more than 18,000 homes on the island of Okinawa, and dozens of flights were cancelled. In the Philippines, the authorities announced that at least 15 people were killed as a result of landslides that struck the island of Mindanao, while dozens of ports remain closed across the archipelago. The hurricane is expected to reach China on Sunday morning, amid warnings of exceptionally heavy rains in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. The Chinese authorities evacuated at least 900,000 people in anticipation of the storm, including about 887.8 thousand people in the eastern city of Wenzhou, while heavy rains prompted the capital, Beijing, to evacuate more than 100,000 people.
Force Hurricane Bavi Dozens of closures Ports
