China renews alert as typhoon Yagi approaches

Boats are harbored in a safe haven to shelter from typhoon Yagi at a harbor in Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 12, 2018. China's national observatory on Sunday issued a blue alert for typhoon Yagi which has strengthened ahead of its forecast landfall in the eastern coastal region. Yagi, this year's 14th typhoon, is expected to make landfall on the coast between Wenzhou and Xiangshan in Zhejiang Province as early as Sunday evening, packing winds of up to 30 meters per second, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a statement. (Xinhua/Liu Zhenqing)