Overview
- State media and weather authorities said Matmo came ashore along Guangdong’s coast on Sunday, with a red typhoon alert in effect and sustained winds over 150 km/h reported.
- Officials reported about 150,000 relocations in Guangdong and nearly 200,000 on Hainan, with more than 10,000 emergency personnel deployed in Guangdong.
- Hainan suspended all island rail services for Sunday, Haikou’s Meilan Airport cancelled flights from Saturday night, and ferries were halted as coastal cities ordered broad closures.
- Cities including Haikou, Wenchang, Zhanjiang and Maoming shut schools, businesses and public transport, while Guangxi’s Beihai announced suspensions of work and classes.
- Heavy rain is forecast to continue across Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi into Monday, with impacts extending toward Yunnan and northern Vietnam as international advisories urged caution.