Typhoon Matmo has forced emergency responses including large-scale evacuations in south China. Typhoon Matmo, the 21st named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, made landfall along the eastern coast of Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province around 14:50 on Sunday, according to Guangdong's meteorological service. The typhoon made landfall with maximum wind force near its center reaching 42 meters per second and a central minimum pressure of 965 hectopascals. Guangdong has raised its typhoon emergency response to the highest level, with cumulative evacuations exceeding 271,500 people. Railway authorities have taken measures such as adjusting operating sections and temporarily suspending operations to ensure safety of the passengers during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, which entered its fifth day on Sunday. All coastal passenger ferry routes have been suspended in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Approximately 26,000 tourists on its Weizhou Island were evacuated, with no one stranded. Coastal projects and ports have halted operations. The Guangxi maritime authority activated the top-level emergency response on Sunday morning, and has organized more than 20,000 fishing boats to return to ports and secured 889 other ships in ports. The island province of Hainan had relocated over 197,000 people from high-risk areas as of Sunday noon. Hainan's water affairs departments have coordinated power generation vehicles, oil and other materials to ensure water supply, and more than 3,900 emergency generators to ensure power supply. The 71 emergency response hotels in Haikou City are offering discounted prices for the affected tourists. The National Development and Reform Commission has allocated 200 million yuan (about 28 million U.S. dollars) from the country's central budget to support emergency restoration work in Guangdong and Hainan. The video shows: Guangdong Province, south China - Oct 5, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of trees, buildings, sea waves after landing of Typhoon Matmo 2. Various of broken trees, workers clearing fallen trees from road 3. Various of trees, farmland amid rainstorm 4. Various of people being evacuated into buildings 5. Various of passengers at waiting hall, screen showing train suspension notice Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Oct 5, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 6. Various of vessels at ports Hainan Province, south China - Oct 5, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Various of trees, buildings, sea waves after landing of Typhoon Matmo 8. Various of tourists having meal at hotel 9. Power supply vehicle 10. Water supply facilities 11. Various of workers carrying generators [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]