Typhoon Matmo, the 21st named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, has led to highest-level emergency responses and large-scale evacuations in south China's coastal provincial-level regions including Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi. The provincial flood control headquarters of Guangdong upgraded its typhoon emergency response to the highest level on Sunday morning. A total of 271,500 residents had been evacuated. The island province of Hainan had relocated over 197,000 people from high-risk areas as of Sunday noon. In Hainan's capital city of Haikou, classes, public transportation, park and business operations have been suspended for at least one day. The Haikou Meilan International Airport has canceled all flights. 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, and 4,024 personnel from ships and oil platforms have also been evacuated to safety. 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. Matmo 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. The video shows: Guangdong Province, south China - Oct 5, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of trees swaying in strong wind, heavy downpour 2. Rough waters 3. CCTV footage showing rough waters at port Guangdong Province, south China - Oct 3-4, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Various of China Coast Guard officers evacuating fishermen, offshore workers 5. Evacuated residents resting at temporary resettlement site Hainan Province, south China - Oct 5, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 6. CCTV footage showing rough waters at port 7. Various of waters surging, trees swaying in strong wind, heavy downpour Hainan Province, south China - Oct 3-4, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Various of trees swaying in wind, heavy downpour 9. Various of closed shops 10. Aerial shot of ships 11. Passengers at check-in counters at airport 12. Plane taxiing Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Oct 4, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 13. Aerial shots of river with high water level, traffic on bridge, cityscape [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]