US EditionMatmo strengthens into a typhoon again as it moves toward southern China
Authorities evacuated nearly 350,000 residents and deployed over 10,000 emergency personnel as Matmo, with winds up to 160 km/h, disrupted transportation during a major holiday period.
- Typhoon Matmo, now the 21st storm of 2025, has intensified and is heading towards southern China, prompting an orange alert from the National Meteorological Center .
- Authorities in Hainan have cancelled all Sunday train services and over 200 flights due to Typhoon Matmo, which may bring wind speeds of up to 48 meters per second as it approaches the region.
- Emergency response measures have been activated in Guangdong and Hainan, with nearly 350,000 people evacuated from coastal areas as Typhoon Matmo's landfall nears, described as 'extremely dangerous' by local officials.
- Authorities anticipate landfall on Sunday, warning of strong winds and heavy rain that may cause dangerous flash floods and landslides.
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Typhoon Matmo makes landfall in China, hundreds of thousands evacuated from homes
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon 'Matmo' made a landfall and lashed China's southern coast on Sunday, state media reported. The powerful storm made landfall around 2:50 pm in Guangdong province, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities evacuated 197,000 people from their homes on Hainan Island and 150,000 from Guangdong province. The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) recorded winds of more tha…
Typhoon Matmo touches land in southern China
The meteorological phenomenon reached strong typhoon status in the early morning and at 14:50. local time. entered the eastern shore of Xuwen County, with maximum winds of 42 meters per second and central pressure of 965 hectopascals. The Hainan Emergency Command Centre reported that up to the night of 4,065 people had been evacuated from risk areas, out of a total of over 143,000 expected. Guangdong authorities noted that the typhoon will impac…
China evacuated nearly 350,000 people from the coastal areas of the country, while the Matmo tafon hit Sunday, bringing strong winds and torrential rains in GuangDong and Hainan Provinces, reports Independent.
The typhoon hit land at wind speeds of over 150 kilometers per hour in Guangdong Province
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