A typhoon in China this year has brought storms and rain to its southern shores as forecasters report record rainfall and a high risk of natural disasters in provinces, including Guangdong, the country’s most populous part.
The typhoon was moving northwest at a speed of 26 kilometers per hour after the storm’s center made landfall in Maoming city, Guangdong province, the National Meteorological Center said in a statement.
Despite the moderate intensity, the typhoon will bring hefty rainfall and could break the record for total rainfall as it pulls the regional monsoon rain belt inland, said Gao Shuangru, the center’s chief forecaster.
“The abundant monsoonal water vapor will lead to intense rainfall and huge extreme cumulative precipitation,“ Gao said, predicting up to 800mm of cumulative precipitation in some areas.
At risk, Gao said, are western Guangdong, where Chinese typhoons usually linger, eastern Guangxi Autonomous Region, and the island province of Hainan