Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China; over 3,40,000 evacuated
Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province, forcing the evacuation of over 340,000 people. The storm caused widespread flight cancellations and infrastructure damage, though no injuries were reported as it moved inland and weakened.
Why it matters
Frequent extreme weather events in the region underscore the ongoing challenges of disaster management and climate resilience in densely populated coastal areas.
Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday (July 26, 2026) and was bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with the region on high alert and dozens of flights were cancelled.
China's national weather centre said Noul made landfall along the coast of Huidong county of the city of Huizhou in the southern Guangdong province at approximately 3:50 a.m. local time on Sunday (July 26, 2026).
Hong Kong's Observatory said Noul, with maximum sustained winds of 145 kph (90 mph) 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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