Hainan reports no deaths post-Typhoon Kajiki, recovery efforts ongoing

All districts in Sanya recorded wind gusts exceeding scale 14. A maximum gust of 55.4 m/s (scale 16) was recorded in Haitang district. Meanwhile, Lingshui Li autonomous county, close to Sanya, recorded a gust of 35.5 m/s (scale 12), the second strongest in its history.

According to Wu Zhanchao, deputy head of the Department of Emergency Management of Hainan province, Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th this year, passed near the coast from Sanya to Ledong Li autonomous county late Sunday.

The storm caused significant disruptions to communications, fuel supply and urban services. As of 8 am Monday, one provincial transmission line in Qiongzhong county was interrupted, and 2,722 base stations were out of service - mainly in southern cities and counties including Sanya, Lingshui, Ledong and Baoting - affecting 45,142 fixed-line users and 15,345 mobile users.