Typhoon Matmo struck China's southern coast on Sunday, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. The powerful storm made landfall in Guangdong province with winds exceeding 150 kilometres per hour.

• 197,000 people were evacuated from Hainan Island and 150,000 from Guangdong province.
• The typhoon caused sea levels to rise in a port in Maoming, prompting a "serious" risk of flooding, according to CCTV.
• Public transportation, construction sites, and businesses were shuttered in coastal cities including Haikou, Wenchang, and Zhanjiang.