This photo taken on Oct 5, 2025 shows high waves in a seashore area of Haikou, South China's Hainan province. - Photo: Xinhua
GUANGZHOU/NANNING/HAIKOU, (China): Typhoon Matmo, the 21st named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, made landfall along the eastern coast of Xuwen county, Zhanjiang city in South China's Guangdong province around 2.50 pm on Sunday (Oct 5), according to Guangdong's meteorological service.
The typhoon made landfall with maximum wind force near its centre, reaching 42 meters per second and a central minimum pressure of 965 hectopascals.
