Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows the temporarily closed Guangji Bridge scenic spot in Chaozhou City, south China's Guangdong Province. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of east China's Fujian Province and south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday, according to local authorities. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
GUANGZHOU/FUZHOU, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of east China's Fujian Province and south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
The typhoon landed in the coastal areas of Dongshan County of Fujian at around 5:20 a.m. and Raoping County of Guangdong at about 6:45 a.m., bringing gales of up to 20 and 18 meters per second near its center, respectively, the meteorological observatories of Fujian and Guangdong said.
Haikui is expected to move westward at 10 to 15 km per hour and gradually weaken, according to the Guangdong meteorological observatory.
The typhoon made landfall on Taiwan Island on Sunday.
Photos taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows fishing boats taking shelter from Typhoon Haikui at a port in Raoping County of Chaozhou City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows the Paifang Street in Chaozhou City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)