Rescuers on standby as Southern China braces for extreme winds from Super Typhoon Yagi

Rescuers on standby as Southern China braces for extreme winds from Super Typhoon Yagi

Rescuers on standby as Southern China braces for extreme winds from Super Typhoon Yagi Rescuers and helicopters on standby, Beijing sends more than 70,000 disaster relief items, including folding beds and sheets, to the area ![A cafe worker reinforces a glass window in Haikou on Thursday. Officials, businesses and residents in Hainan and Guangdong provinces are preparing for Super Typhoon Yagi to hit on Friday afternoon or evening. Photo: Xinhua](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1020x680/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/09/06/a952c40b-dc23-45a4-b932-a8b4d81180e3_aa879f28.jpg?itok=apjAOX9U&v=1725594314) Yagi’s maximum sustained winds near the centre had reached 68 …