A yellow typhoon alert and a blue heavy rain alert was issued by the National Meteorological Center (NMC) at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, as Typhoon Tapah, the 16th typhoon of the year, intensified from a tropical depression in the South China Sea.

Over the next three days, strong winds and heavy rainfall are expected to impact many areas in southern China. Parts of the coasts of Guangdong and Guangxi could experience torrential downpours, with some regions facing extreme rainfall.

As of 9 a.m. on Sunday, the center of Typhoon Tapah (equivalent to a tropical storm) was located about 435 kilometers southeast of Yangjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province, at coordinates 18.7 degrees north latitude and 114.4 degrees east longitude. Maximum winds near the center were recorded at Force 9 (23 meters per second), and the lowest pressure was 990 hectopascals (hPa).

The NMC forecast that Tapah will continue moving northwest at 10 to 15 kilometers per hour while gradually intensifying. The typhoon is expected to make landfall along the coast between Zhuhai and Zhanjiang cities in Guangdong, between midnight and noon on September 8 with estimated wind speeds of 28 to 33 meters per second (Category 10-12), equivalent to strong tropical storm or typhoon. The storm is projected to weaken gradually after landfall.

From 2 p.m. on September 7 to 2 p.m. on September 8, as Tapah approaches, southern China will experience winds of up to Force 9 to 10, with gusts reaching Force 13 to 14. The NMC also forecasts heavy to torrential rains (100 to 230 millimeters) in parts of Guangdong and Guangxi. Additionally, regions including Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Chongqing and Shaanxi are expected to receive heavy rain, with hourly rainfall rates of 20-50 mm and possibly exceeding 70 mm in some areas.