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Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people and suspended rail services in parts of the country’s south as Typhoon Noul approaches with heavy rain and strong winds.
According to state media, the typhoon is expected to make landfall between Saturday evening and Sunday morning along the coast between Hong Kong and Guangdong Province.
China’s National Meteorological Centre has maintained an orange typhoon alert, the second-highest in its four-tier warning system, warning of gale-force winds and torrential rainfall across parts of Guangdong and neighbouring Fujian Province.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that more than 20,000 residents had been moved to safer locations, while fishing boats operating off Guangdong’s coast had returned to port ahead of the storm.
Rail services in Guangdong will also be affected, with some train operations suspended from Saturday morning and all services across the province expected to stop on Sunday.
Local media reported that schools in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, have suspended on-campus activities as a precaution.
The latest storm comes weeks after Typhoon Maysak caused widespread destruction in southern and central China. The storm triggered severe flooding in Guangxi, killing 39 people, while thunderstorms and strong winds linked to the system claimed 11 lives and injured more than 300 people in Hubei Province.
Scientists have warned that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events as global temperatures continue to rise.
China remains the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases but has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 while expanding its renewable energy sector.
