Typhoon Noul hits southern China, 700,000 evacuated
The year's 12th tropical cyclone and China's third this month, Noul, which means the glow of sunrise or sunset in Korean, struck the coast of Huidong county at about 3.50am, provincial officials said. It was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to nearby provinces such as Jiangxi and Hunan as it moves inland, state broadcaster CCTV said, with the rains likely to persist until Tuesday. Extremely heavy to exceptional downpours are expected to lash some areas including the province of Fujian, as the National Meteorological Centre forecast heavy to torrential rain from Sunday until Monday morning across much of China's south.
- ▪The year's 12th tropical cyclone and China's third this month, Noul, which means the glow of sunrise or sunset in Korean, struck the coast of Huidong county at about 3.50am, provincial officials said.
- ▪It was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to nearby provinces such as Jiangxi and Hunan as it moves inland, state broadcaster CCTV said, with the rains likely to persist until Tuesday.
- ▪Extremely heavy to exceptional downpours are expected to lash some areas including the province of Fujian, as the National Meteorological Centre forecast heavy to torrential rain from Sunday until Monday morning across much of China's so
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- ▪ Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China — The Seattle Times
- ▪ Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China — ABC News — International
- ▪ Strong winds and rain lash China after Typhoon Noul makes landfall — Japan Times
- ▪ Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China, with hundreds of thousands evacuated — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Southern China faces torrential rain, flood risk after Typhoon Noul hits land - Reuters — "site:reuters.com" - Google News
- ▪ Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China; over 3,40,000 evacuated — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Southern China drenched as Typhoon Noul makes landfall — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ China evacuates over 340,000 and cancels flights ahead of Typhoon Noul — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Typhoon Noul makes landfall in southern China, with over 340,000 evacuated and flights canceled - AP News — "site:apnews.com world" - Google News
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World Typhoon Noul hits southern China, 700,000 evacuated PUBLISHED : 26 Jul 2026 at 14:39 WRITER: Reuters Small Medium Large Workers clear fallen debris and obstacles from the road after Typhoon Noul, in Hong Kong on July 26, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) HONG KONG - Typhoon Noul will dump heavy to torrential rain across much of southern China for two days after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall on Sunday, forecasters said.China declared its highest alert for flash floods in several provinces as the year's strongest typhoon forced the relocation of more than 700,000 people in Guangdong.
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