BEIJING: A quarter million people were evacuated in southern China and Vietnam before a major typhoon roared ashore late on Monday (Jul 17) bringing fierce winds and rain and forcing the cancellation o
The China Meteorological Administration said typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon of the year, made landfall on the coast of Guangdong province at around 10.20pm, bearing maximum winds of 136.8kmh.
Nearly 230,000 people in Guangdong were evacuated to safety before the storm's landfall, including more than 8,000 fish-farm workers who were brought ashore, according to state news agency Xinhua. Local authorities also ordered the closure of dozens of coastal tourist destinations, it added. Talim"might be one of the biggest to hit the Gulf of Tonkin in recent years", Vietnam's top disaster response committee said in an online statement.Tourists have been advised to leave outlying islands and airlines have rescheduled services to avoid the storm.
More than 1,000 travellers were affected by flight cancellations and delays, the Hong Kong Airport Authority said.
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