BANGKOK: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) issued its 11th warning on Typhoon Matmo, reporting that as of 1am on Monday (Oct 6), the storm had weakened into a severe tropical storm after making landfall in Guangxi province, southern China.
At 4am, the storm’s centre was located at latitude 21.8°N and longitude 107.4°E, with maximum sustained winds of about 110 kilometres per hour. It was moving north-west at around 20 kilometres per hour and expected to weaken rapidly under the influence of a cold air mass spreading from China.
