Typhoon Talim, a severe tropical storm makes landfall in southern China. Top points
Talim. The authorities have also asked residents to stay at home. Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated in southern China and Vietnam on Monday, and dozens of flights cancelled as a typhoon barrelled towards land.
According to Reuters, even before Talim's arrival, passengers on a public bus in Jiangsu waded through knee-high water to get to their seats after the vehicle ploughed through a water-logged road. Talim, the fourth typhoon of the year, made landfall at 10:20 p.m. (1420 GMT) in Zhanjiang city of Guangdong province, with winds near its centre clocked at a top speed of 136.8 kph (85 mph), according to Guangdong weather bureau.
Winds stronger than 150 kph would put Talim in the severe typhoon category, very rare for a typhoon this early in the rainy season, reported Reuters. Talim is expected to move at a speed of 20 km per hour northwest and into Guangxi region early on July 18, Guangdong weather bureau added. Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings, cancel flights and trains, and order people to stay at home. The national forecaster has urged authorities in Guangdong and Hainan to be on standby to respond to the typhoon.
The forecaster has issued an orange alert, the second-highest warning in a four-tier colour-coded system, saying the storm was expected to increase in intensity to become a severe typhoon. The Typhoon Talim sent the Hong Kong, Vietnam, south China into disaster mitigation mode. Over 1,000 people were evacuated. Flights were grounded and Markets in Hong Kong halted trade for the day.
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