Typhoon Ma-on makes landfall in south China’s Guangdong Province

Published : August 26, 2022 , 3:04 am

Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2022 shows fallen trees in Yangjiang City, south China’s Guangdong Province.

GUANGZHOU, Broadcasting news corporation : Typhoon Ma-on, the ninth typhoon of the year, made landfall with wind speeds of up to 118.8 km per hour around 10:30 a.m. Thursday on the coast of Maoming City, south China’s Guangdong Province, the provincial meteorological station said. Ma-on will move northwestward at a speed of about 25 km per hour, passing through the city of Maoming and entering Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the afternoon with its strength gradually weakened. NEWS COLLECTED FROM XINHUA NEWS.