CHINA DAILY/ ASIAN NEWS NETWORK VIDEOADVERTISEMENTHONG KONG — Chinese state media say more than 2.45 million people have been relocated in southern China’s Guangdong province to flee Typhoon Mangkhut. State media also cited the Guangdong provincial meteorological station as saying that by Sunday evening, nearly 50,000 fishing boats had been called back to port. Typhoon Mangkhut has made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province, bringing torrential rains and winds of 162 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour). The typhoon barreled into the southern Chinese city of Taishan at 5 p.m. Sunday. In preparation for the storm, southern China evacuated hundreds of thousands of people, suspended high-speed rail services and canceled classes.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 11:32 UTC