Typhoon Noul Bears Down on Guangdong and Hong Kong
Typhoon Noul with winds up to 130 kph is expected to make landfall near Huizhou and Shanwei in eastern Guangdong and Hong Kong on Sunday morning, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong gusts across the region.
On July 25, local authorities in Guangdong province, southern China, have raised alert levels after Typhoon Noul, with maximum wind speeds of 130 kilometers per hour, moved across the northeastern South China Sea toward the eastern coast of Guangdong. China's National Meteorological Center expects Typhoon Noul may make landfall near Huizhou and Shanwei in eastern Guangdong, as well as Hong Kong, on the morning of Sunday, July 26. The typhoon's impact will bring strong wind gusts, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall across a wide area. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says Noul will bring rain to southern and eastern Taiwan. China recently faced disaster from Typhoon Bavi, which struck on July 11, causing severe heavy rain and flooding in eastern China, forcing more than 2 million residents to evacuate. Before that, Typhoon Mirinae made landfall in southern China on July 3, causing torrential rain and compounding the damage from a dam breach in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, resulting in massive flooding that affected cities including Zhengzhou and Nanning.
