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Typhoon Matmo makes landfall in China's Guangdong

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05/10/2025

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05/10/2025

<span class='tagLine tagLine_en'><span class='tagLine tagLine_en'>Typhoon Matmo makes landfall in China's Guangdong</span></span>
This photo taken on Oct. 5, 2025 shows high waves in a seashore area of Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua)

GUANGZHOU, Oct 5, (Xinhua): 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, according to Guangdong's meteorological service.

The typhoon made landfall with maximum wind force near its center reaching 42 meters per second and a central minimum pressure of 965 hectopascals.