SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Storm Matmo hit southern China on Sunday, the state broadcaster mentioned, after flights and plenty of occasions had been cancelled within the island province of Hainan, inflicting disruption in a peak vacation season.
Matmo, which induced flooding within the Philippines final week, made landfall on the east coast of Xuwen in Guangdong province round 2:50 p.m. (0650 GMT).
It was producing winds of 151 kph (94 mph) because it approached China’s shoreline, the nationwide meteorological centre mentioned.
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The storm was arriving in the course of the eight-day vacation that began with Nationwide Day on Wednesday, throughout which individuals are anticipated to make round 2.36 billion journeys, based on estimates reported by state media.
Flights and ferries within the vacation hub of Hainan had already been cancelled from Saturday night in anticipation of Matmo’s sturdy winds and heavy rains.
(Reporting by Casey Corridor; Modifying by William Mallard)
