(Bloomberg) -- Typhoon Haima killed at least eight people with more than 90,000 evacuated as the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year heads toward China after leaving vast areas flooded and without electricity and communication lines.
|Cat 5 super typhoon
Haima, a Category 5 super typhoon before it reached land, has moved back over water as a weaker typhoon with winds of up to 150 kilometers (93 miles) and gusts of up to 185 kilometers per hour as of 11 a.m. Manila time.
The storm is moving toward the coast of Guangdong, said the Hong Kong Observatory, which said it will consider issuing a strong wind signal 3. The U.S. military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center estimates that the storm will be 70 nautical miles from Hong Kong by Friday.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
