Typhoon Noul is forecast to make landfall in the coastal area stretching from Hong Kong to Guangdong province between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, says China’s National Meteorological Center.
BEIJING: Authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people and suspended railway services in southern China as approaching Typhoon Noul threatens torrential rain and gale-force winds, according to state media.
The typhoon is forecast to make landfall in the coastal area stretching from Hong Kong to Guangdong province between Saturday (Jul 25) evening and Sunday morning, China’s National Meteorological Center said.
It maintained an orange typhoon alert on Saturday, the second-highest level in its four-tier system, after warning that parts of Guangdong and neighbouring Fujian province would experience gales and torrential rain.
More than 20,000 people had been evacuated in Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said in a bulletin late on Friday.
Fishing vessels operating at sea in the province had returned to ports to “shelter from the storm”, it added.
Guangdong will suspend some train services Saturday morning, with all train services in the province halted on Sunday, CCTV said.
Schools in Guangdong’s Chaozhou city were instructed to suspend on-campus activities, according to local media reports.