China's most populous province halts all trains as Typhoon Noul nears Hong Kong
People use umbrellas in the rain by West Lake after a rainstorm warning was issued for the area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, July 21, 2026. It counted 127.8 million permanent residents at the end of 2024, according to the provincial statistics bureau.
- ▪People use umbrellas in the rain by West Lake after a rainstorm warning was issued for the area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, July 21, 2026.
- ▪It counted 127.8 million permanent residents at the end of 2024, according to the provincial statistics bureau.
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- ▪ China evacuates 20,000 people as Typhoon Noul nears — Channel NewsAsia
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The typhoon is forecast to make landfall in the coastal area stretching from Hong Kong to Guangdong between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, China's National Meteorological Center said.It maintained an orange typhoon alert on Saturday, the second-highest level in its four-tier system, after warning that parts of Guangdong and neighbouring Fujian Province would experience gales and torrential rain.More than 20,000 people had been evacuated in Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said in a bulletin late Friday.Fishing vessels operating at sea in the province had returned to ports to "shelter from the storm", it added.Guangdong will suspend some train services Saturday morning, with all train services in the province halted on Sunday, CCTV said.Schools in Guangdong's Chaozhou city were…
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