Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast and prompting emergency relief in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year.Severe weather forecasts for Noul had spurred authorities to evacuate more than 340,000 people and suspend work and rail services, with major flight disruptions continuing throughout Sunday morning.
The center of the typhoon crossed over land at around 3:50 a.m. near the town of Pinghai, Guangdong province – about 80 kilometers northeast of financial hub Hong Kong -- state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Maximum sustained winds near the eye of the storm at the time of landfall were 162 km an hour, the report said.
That made Noul the strongest typhoon to strike the country so far in 2026, CCTV added.
Before gaining intensity on Saturday over the South China Sea, Noul had already left a path of damage, clipping the extreme northern islands of the Philippines.
