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Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon 'Matmo' made a landfall and lashed China's southern coast on Sunday, state media reported. The powerful storm made landfall around 2:50 pm in Guangdong province, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities evacuated 197,000 people from their homes on Hainan Island and 150,000 from Guangdong province.

The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) recorded winds of more than 150 kilometres per hour. As the storm approached, authorities evacuated 197,000 people from their homes on Hainan Island and 150,000 from Guangdong province, according to the official Xinhua news agency on Hainan Island and 150,000 from Guangdong province, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Public transportation, construction sites and businesses were also shuttered in coastal cities including Haikou, Wenchang, Zhanjiang, and Maoming. The city of Beihai in the south of Guangxi region also announced Sunday it would suspend work, classes and transportation.

AFP