Children take part in a lantern-riddle activity to greet the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at a community in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 15, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Children make lanterns to greet the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at a community in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 15, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Children show lanterns they made to greet the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at a community in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 15, 2018. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Severe Typhoon Mangkhut barreled through the Pearl River Delta on Sunday, leaving a trail of damage, flooding and injuries in its wake and forcing the closure of schools, markets and most public services across the region.
After claiming at least 29 lives in the Philippines, the destructive storm made landfall at 5 pm on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen in western Guangdong province, packing winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour, according to the provincial meteorological station.
Four deaths caused by the typhoon have been reported in Guangdong.
Hong Kong Observatory kept its highest No 10 Hurricane Signal in effect for 10 hours from morning to evening on Sunday.
Waves pound the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in the area on Sunday. [Photo by ROY LIU/ China Daily]
In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, intense winds and fierce rain left more than 213 people injured, and over 1,200 people sought refuge in temporary government shelters, as of 6 pm.
According to the Guangdong Meteorological Observatory, Mangkhut will continue to generate heavy rain and bring strong winds to the province until Thursday.
Xu Yuan, associate professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said the warm seawater in the South China Sea helped Mangkhut maintain its strength after an earlier landfall in the Philippines.
Pedestrians struggle to cross a roadway amid heavy rains in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua]
In Guangdong province, more than 2.45 million people were relocated, and over 48,000 fishing boats were called back to ports.
Police, firefighters and other members of government departments worked overnight to clean and repair damaged public facilities.
In the wake of the typhoon, 18 major highways across Guangdong were closed from Sunday afternoon. Thousands of flights were canceled and all high-speed rail services were suspended throughout the day.
Ethiopia's Dejene Debela Gonfa and Valary Jemeli Aiyabei of Kenya both enjoyed a comfortable sole lead in the latter stages to claim the men's and women's titles respectively at the 2018 Beijing Marathon here on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Gonfa seized the sole lead after 20 kilometers and led all the way to the finish line with a winning time of two hours, 12 minutes, eight seconds. It was the second title notched by Gonfa this year in China as he also took the victory at the Xiamen Marathon in January.
Gonfa's countryman Seboka Dibaba Tola finished second in 2:14:35 while Mogos Shumay Solomon of Eritrea took the third place in 2:14:40.
China's Li Zicheng is the fastest local runner. He clocked 2:15:53 to finish fourth.
Commpared with Gonfa, Aiyabei was even more dominant in the women's race as she wrapped up the win with an advantage of more than five minutes. With a winning mark of 2:21:38, Aiyabei became the first Kenyan female champion in the 38-year history of the race.
Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2018 shows broken trees in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. Super Typhoon Mangkhut landed at 5 p.m. on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen City, south China's Guangdong Province, packing winds up to 162 km per hour, according to the provincial meteorological station. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
Children play in a temporary shelter at a primary school in Dongping Town of Yangjiang, south China\'s Guangdong Province, Sept. 16, 2018. Super Typhoon Mangkhut landed at 5 p.m. on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen City, south China\'s Guangdong Province. Some 600 people from disaster-prone areas in Dongping have been relocated. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)
Children play in a temporary shelter at a primary school in Dongping Town of Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 16, 2018. Super Typhoon Mangkhut landed at 5 p.m. on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen City, south China's Guangdong Province. Some 600 people from disaster-prone areas in Dongping have been relocated. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)
A citizen rides against storm in Yulin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2018. Local meteorologic authority issued a red warning against typhoon on Sunday. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A pepper contest is held at a Miao village in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2018. More than 40 Miao women brought their own peppers to participate in the contest to select the best one. Pepper planting has become an important industry for poverty alleviation in the village. (Photo: China News Service/Shi Feng)
Craftsmen iare making lacquer ware in Dafang county, Guizhou Province. (Photo/China Daily)
Lacquerware made in Dafang county, Guizhou Province has been known for its beauty. They are often moulded on a base of horse or buffalo skin, shaped after dipping in water, then dried over fire. This art form has been existed for over 600 years. (Photo/China Daily)
Aerial photo taken on Sept 17, 2018 shows the flood in Yangchun city, South China's Guangdong province. A rain-triggered flood hit Yangchun due to the influence of super typhoon Mangkhut. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Sept 17, 2018 shows the flood-hit Huwei village in Yangchun city, South China's Guangdong province. A rain-triggered flood hit Yangchun due to the influence of super typhoon Mangkhut. [Photo/Xinhua]
A citizen wades through a waterlogged street in Yangchun, South China's Guangdong province, Sept 17, 2018. A rain-triggered flood hit Yangchun due to the influence of super typhoon Mangkhut. [Photo/Xinhua]
Militiamen send disaster relief goods to villagers in Pingxi village of Yangchun city, South China's Guangdong province, Sept 17, 2018. A rain-triggered flood hit Yangchun due to the influence of super typhoon Mangkhut. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Sept 16 photo shows fishing boats setting out from harbor in Zhoushan city, Zhejiang province to East China Sea for a festival marking the start of fishing season. Thousands of fishermen have resumed their operations, as a four-month fishing ban ended on Sept 1. From May 1 to Sept 1, fishing was prohibited in rivers and offshore areas during spawning season for most aquatic life. [Photo/VCG]
