Typhoon Nida is moving northwest across southern China, bringing high winds and heavy rain but no immediate reports of deaths or destruction.
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Typhoon Nida landed at 3:35 a.m. Tuesday at the Dapeng Peninsula in the city of Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, local weather authorities said.
Ferry, tram and bus services have been suspended.
Gusts of up to 145 kilometers (90 miles) per hour were recorded at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island, near the airport, while outlying Cheng Chau island was lashed by sustained 78 kilometer-per hour winds. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
Streets had been largely deserted and shops shuttered since Monday evening when the typhoon signal 8 was hoisted, prompting many people to leave work early.
More than 220 flights out of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai airports were cancelled before the storm passed over Tuesday, the Sohu news portal said.
It said temporary shelters have been established for people in need, while schools in flood-prone areas have contingency plans in place.
In the early hours of yesterday morning, SMG issued a Signal 1 warning for the incoming storm, which was then less than 800km from the city.
It then moved further inland towards major cities in Guangdong like Guangzhou, Dongguan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shanwei – all of which are now on red alert.
Nida brought strong winds and torrential rains to the northern Philippines over the weekend, while southern China has already been hard-hit by storms this summer.
It is reported that Nida is the strongest typhoon to hit the Pearl River Delta since 1983.
According to the Macau International Airport’s website, as of 11p.m. last night, at least 50 flights scheduled to depart from or arrive in Macau between Monday and Tuesday had been affected, among them 28 bound for Macau, and 22 departing Macau.
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Nida (Carina) had dumped more than 10 inches of rain on the northern Philippine town of Tuguegarao in the 24 hours ending 8 p.m. local time on Sunday.
