Tag: Guangdong province

Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 150,000 people ahead of landfall

BANGKOK (AP) — Typhoon Matmo strengthened ahead of making landfall Sunday in China, prompting the government to evacuate…

Weaker Ragasa pushes across China’s southern coast toward Vietnam after causing flooding

HONG KONG (AP) — The much weaker Tropical Storm Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast toward…

Chinese residents in typhoon path assess damage

Residents in southern China's Yangjiang were grappling with damaged property and power outages Wednesday evening in the immediate…

Hong Kong, southern China brace for powerful Typhoon Ragasa after it batters the Philippines

A huge and powerful typhoon is headed toward southern China after lashing the Philippines with destructive winds and…

Most powerful storm on earth this year lashes Philippines. Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert

The strongest storm anywhere in the world this year is passing over the northern Philippines with destructive winds…

Tropical Storm Tapah makes landfall in southern China, forcing evacuations and school closures

HONG KONG (AP) — Schools closed, flights were disrupted and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in…

What to Know About Typhoon Kajiki

Damage from Typhoon Kajiki in Sanya, Hainan Province of China, on Aug. 25, 2025. Credit - Sun Qing—VCG/Getty…

Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China’s Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

BEIJING (AP) — Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China's Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong…

Chinese villagers hit by worst floods in generations say they had no warning

By Liz LeeGUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) -The several hundred residents of Pingtou, a village in China's sub-tropical south, have…

By Liz Lee