Overview
- Matmo came ashore near eastern Xuwen county at 14:50 local time on Oct. 5, with maximum central winds near 42 m/s and minimum pressure around 965 hPa.
- Nearly 300,000 residents were relocated in Guangdong and Hainan under local government orders, according to CCTV.
- Airport, rail and ferry operations were suspended across the region, with Haikou Meilan canceling all flights from 23:00 Saturday and two scheduled departures from Sanya to Russia still taking off.
- Maritime operators halted Qiongzhou Strait crossings, moved 49 ferries to safe berths, and paused work on offshore wind-construction platforms.
- The Russian Hydrometcenter reported earlier peak gusts up to 48–53 m/s and now forecasts winds easing to about 23 m/s with gusts to 33 m/s by 03:00 MSK on Oct. 6.