More than 700,000 evacuated as Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China
Typhoon Noul has made landfall in southern China, prompting the evacuation of over 700,000 people and causing widespread flight cancellations. The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to Guangdong province and Hong Kong, resulting in several injuries and significant infrastructure damage.
Why it matters
Major weather events like Typhoon Noul highlight the increasing vulnerability of coastal regions to extreme climate patterns and the massive logistical challenges of emergency management.
It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province, with the region on high alert and hundreds of flights cancelled.
China's national weather centre said Noul made landfall along the Huidong county coast in the city of Huizhou in southern Guangdong province at approximately 3:50 a.m. Sunday. China's official Xinhua News Agency said Noul was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in China so far this year.
Hong Kong's Observatory said Noul, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near its centre, was moving Sunday into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the region.
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