According to the National Meteorological Center, the typhoon will make landfall between the provinces of Fujian and Guangdong next Friday morning, however, since Thursday it will wreak havoc in coastal areas of those regions and Taiwan.

In fact, heavy rainfall of 250 to 350 millimeters per hour is expected in Taiwan starting tonight.

The country’s meteorological authorities issued a warning to suspend meetings and dangerous outdoor operations.

Likewise, it suggested the timely relocation of people living in vulnerable situations and urged to take precautions against possible geological disasters.

China has a four-level weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

Typhoon Talim recently made landfall in Guangdong province with heavy rain and gale force winds that kept the entire southern region on high alert.

This is one of China’s most important regions with around 100 million inhabitants, where three of the country’s five original Special Economic Zones (Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou) are located.

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