Typhoon Matmo struck southern China on Sunday (Oct 3), according to the state broadcaster, after flights and various events in the island province of Hainan were cancelled, disrupting the peak of the holiday season.
Matmo, which caused flooding in the Philippines last week, made landfall on the eastern coast of Xuwen in Guangdong Province at around 2:50 p.m. local time (0650 GMT).
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China’s National Meteorological Center reported that the typhoon packed winds of up to 151 kilometers per hour (94 miles per hour) as it approached the coastline.
The storm arrived in the middle of an eight-day national holiday that began on National Day last Wednesday, during which people are expected to make around 2.36 billion trips, according to estimates from state media.
As a precaution against strong winds and heavy rain, flights and ferry services in Hainan one of China’s top holiday destinations had been cancelled since Saturday evening.
