Typhoon Sanba, the 16th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province at around 9:45 a.m. Friday, according to the local meteorological service.
It is the second landfall the typhoon has made in China, after the first one was made in one of the coastal areas of south China's Hainan Province on Thursday.
The Guangdong Meteorological Service reported that under the influence of Sanba, heavy and severe rainfall affected its coastal areas including the cities of Maoming, Zhanjiang, and Yangjiang.
Heavy rain has flooded many places in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, October 19, 2023. /CFP
The typhoon is expected to return to Hainan and gradually weaken. The Hainan Provincial Meteorological Bureau on Friday evening downgraded its yellow alert to blue for the typhoon.
In the next few days, the northeastern part of the province will experience heavy rainfall.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
(With input from Xinhua)