Typhoon Noul makes landfall in Guangdong, prompting Level II emergency response across southern China
Typhoon Noul made landfall in Huidong County, Huizhou City, China’s Guangdong Province, at 03:50 HKT (19:50 UTC on July 25) on July 26, 2026, as a severe typhoon with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 149-165 km/h (93-103 mph). The storm prompted Chinese authorities to raise the national emergency response for major meteorological disasters to Level 2, while more than 700 000 people were relocated across Guangdong. Rail services were suspended, hundreds of flights were canceled, and the central government allocated CNY 100 million (USD 14.8 million) to support post-typhoon recovery and reconstruction.
