TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ China has relocated over 2.45 million people and cancelled over 400 flights as super Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in southern Guangdong province on Sunday after battering Hong Kong and killing 49 people in the Philippines. The typhoon slammed the coast of Jiangmen city in southern China’s Guangdong province on Sunday evening packing winds up to 162 km per hour.
More than 2.45 million people have been relocated, and over 48,000 fishing boats called back to port in the province on Sunday. Work has been suspended at more than 29,000 construction sites and 632 tourist spots have been closed.
Earlier, more than 400 flights at two airports in China’s southernmost island Province of Hainan with all coastal resorts and schools closed as Typhoon Mangkhut approached. South China regions including Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were affected by strong gales and heavy downpours on Sunday morning.
The Hainan provincial tourist department has ordered all scenic areas, schools and outdoor businesses to close on Sunday and Monday morning. Guangdong has taken similar precautions.
