China’s National Meteorological Centre has issued a red alert, the highest typhoon warning level, as Typhoon Noul approaches Guangdong Province. The storm, the 12th typhoon of the year, was located about 100 km offshore with winds reaching Force 14. Authorities activated emergency responses, while Hong Kong cancelled hundreds of flights and train services.
Beijing, July 26: China's national observatory has issued a red alert — the highest level in the country's typhoon warning system — as Typhoon Noul approaches its coast.
Typhoon Noul, the 12th typhoon of the year, is forecast to make landfall along the coast of south China's Guangdong Province, according to the alert issued by the National Meteorological Centre late Saturday night.
The typhoon's centre was about 100 km offshore southeast of Huidong County in Huizhou City, Guangdong, late last night, with maximum winds near the centre reaching Force 14, the NMC said.
Emergency Measures Activated
