Typhoon Higos makes landfall in Guangdong
Trees are uprooted in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on August 19, 2020, after Typhoon Higos made landing around 6am.
Typhoon Higos, the seventh this year, made landfall in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday morning, local meteorological authorities said.
With a maximum wind force of 35 meters per second near its eye, Higos landed in the coastal area of Jinwan District at around 6 a.m., according to the provincial meteorological observatory.
The city of Zhuhai has initiated a Level-I emergency response for Typhoon Higos.
All administrative and public institutions, enterprises and public service venues in Zhuhai have suspended work. All shelters have opened for the public.
Several ports linking Zhuhai, Macao and Hong Kong have suspended passenger entry and exit services.
Nearby cities of Jiangmen and Zhongshan have also suspended classes, while more than 3,300 fishermen in the city of Yangjiang have gone ashore and nearly 1,400 people have been evacuated from dangerous areas.
