Overview

• Wutip will make landfall on Hainan Island on June 13 as it tracks northwest at 10–15 km/h, then is expected to strike the Guangdong–Guangxi coast on June 14.
• Meteorologists forecast the storm will strengthen into a severe tropical storm with winds of 25–30 m/s (90–108 km/h) as it nears the coast.
• Heavy rainfall of up to 300 mm is predicted in southwestern and eastern Hainan while coastal regions can expect gusts over 100 km/h.
• The Guangzhou Railway Group has suspended Hainan Ring High-Speed Rail services and key mainland lines as Hong Kong maintains its No 1 typhoon signal.
• Wutip’s outer rainbands caused floods in central Vietnam on June 11–12, prompting evacuations in Da Nang and disrupting flights at Da Nang International Airport.