This year’s first typhoon “Butterfly” made landfall in Sanya, causing trees to fall on some roads and crushing several vehicles. A woman was also injured and taken to the hospital after being hit by a fallen betel nut tree at a local market.
The Hainan Provincial Meteorological Observatory predicted that due to the impact of the first typhoon of the year, “Butterfly,” there would be strong wind and rain in Hainan Province from the night of the 12th to the day of the 14th. Most areas of Hainan Island would experience heavy rain, with the possibility of local areas experiencing severe or even extremely heavy rain. Coastal areas may also experience gusts of wind reaching 8 to 11 on the Beaufort scale.
According to a report by the “New Beijing News,” on June 12th, due to the typhoon’s influence, numerous trees fell along roads in Sanya, with some vehicles being crushed. In the New Village Community of Sanya, a woman was injured by a fallen betel nut tree at a local market and was promptly taken to the hospital by nearby residents for treatment.
Also reported by JiMu News on the 13th, the strong winds continued throughout the night. On the morning of the 13th, many leaves and tree branches littered the roads, along with overturned trash cans and electric vehicles. The trees near the seaside swayed violently, making walking difficult. To prevent hotel doors from being blown open by the typhoon, hotel staff placed sandbags both inside and outside the entrance.
Some netizens commented, “I stayed on the 31st floor of a hotel last night, and the wind howled all night. I couldn’t sleep well, fearing that the balcony doors would be blown away, leaving me to be blown down as well. So I quickly changed to a hotel on a lower floor this morning.”
Online videos and photos on the 13th showed more fallen trees and damaged vehicles. By 12:00 on the 13th, the flood prevention and typhoon response level in Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi was raised from level four to level three. The maximum wind speed in Sanya reached 32.9 meters per second, leading to the suspension of classes in primary and secondary schools as well as training institutions in the city. Various shopping malls and dining establishments also closed temporarily.
Moreover, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan was scheduled to hold a concert at the Wuyuan River Sports Center in Haikou on the evening of the 13th but had to cancel last minute. As announced by Bao Hui Entertainment on the early morning of the 13th, due to force majeure, the performance was canceled, and ticket refunds would be processed in full through the original payment methods within 7-15 working days.