Overview

• Tapah came ashore near Taishan, Guangdong, at about 8:50 a.m. local time Monday with maximum sustained winds near 110 km/h.
• Authorities moved roughly 60,000 people to safety in southern China and closed schools, with ferries and many flights suspended across the region.
• Hong Kong hoisted Signal No. 8 overnight, then lowered it Monday afternoon as the city resumed operations after widespread transport suspensions and school closures.
• About 140 flights were canceled in Hong Kong, 12 people were reported injured, more than 160 fallen trees were logged, and an HK Express jet veered onto grass during landing with no injuries reported.
• Forecasters said the system is weakening as it tracks toward Guangxi near Wuzhou, yet warnings remain in effect for flash floods and landslides in inland areas.