China was forced to evacuate nearly 350,000 people from coastal areas in the southern portion of the country Sunday as Typhoon Matmo made landfall into the Pacific nation, unleashing strong winds and heavy rainfall to the provinces of Guangdong and Hainan.

According to the National Meteorological Centre (NMC), Matmo intensified into a severe storm prior to hitting the coast around midday between Guangdong and Hainan, with the exact location being between the towns of Wuchuan and Wenchang. Matmo is the 21st typhoon of 2025.

Headed northwest at around 15 mph (25 km per hour), Typhoon Matmo brought maximum sustained winds of 94 mph (151 km per hour) and triggered a red alert to be issued by the weather bureau. The red alert is China’s highest in their four-tier warning system. (RELATED: No Hurricanes Make Landfall In United States By September For First Time In 10 Years)

Authorities in Guangdong and Hainan stated that 347,000 people combined had undergone relocation from coastal and other high-risk areas. Over 10,000 rescue and emergency personnel were placed on deployment through Guangdong, according to the South China Morning Post.

You can see horrifying compilation footage of Typhoon Matmo making landfall in China here, here and here.

Scenes from downtown #Zhanjiang city as Typhoon #Matmo made landfall in south China’s #Guangdong Province on Oct 5. #TyphoonMatmo #typhoon https://t.co/kq881U2dec pic.twitter.com/F5ryDGBvPS

— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) October 5, 2025

Meng Fanli, the provincial deputy party secretary, urged officials at the local level to “swiftly go into battle mode” and guarantee “no casualties and minimal losses” during the country’s National Day and Mid-Autumn holidays, per The Independent, which are usually heavy travel days for the region.