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China: Firefighters rescue flood-trapped residents as Typhoon Matmo hits south China

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Storyline: Firefighters have rushed to save trapped residents in Zhanjiang City of south China's Guangdong Province after Typhoon Matmo made landfall in the area. 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. And the typhoon made its second landfall along the coast of Fangchenggang City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region at around 01:10 Monday. Starting from noon on Sunday, the wind and rain in Zhanjiang began to gradually intensify. At around 12:00, the local fire department received an call saying that two elderly people were trapped in Chiqian Village of Leizhou City. The firefighters arrived at the village as soon as possible and helped the two elderly people put on raincoats. Then they protected the elderly people from the wind and rain with their bodies. Eventually, they escorted the two elderly onto the fire trucks and transferred them to a safe location. At noon on Sunday, the roof of a civilian house in Leizhou was blown off by the typhoon, and there were people inside who urgently needed to be evacuated. The firefighters rushed to the scene and found three children. They put raincoats on the children and carried them to a safe area in the howling wind and rain. Typhoon Matmo is expected to move in a west-northwest direction in the future, bringing heavy rainfall to Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and some other places. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow alert for heavy rain and a blue alert for typhoons on Monday morning. According to the meteorological departments, Typhoon Matmo brought strong winds and rain to areas including western Guangdong, Hainan, and southern Guangxi on Sunday. Although the typhoon is expected to weaken in the future, it will still bring heavy rainfall to Yunnan, Guizhou, and some other provinces. Those regions should remain vigilant against possible secondary disasters caused by heavy rain due to the complex geological conditions. Shotlist: Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, south China - Oct 5, 2025: 1. Various of trees swaying in wind, waves 2. Various of firefighters arriving at typhoon-hit area, helping people wearing raincoats, transferring people to fire truck 3. Various of firefighters walking in lane 4. Various of firefighters helping kids wearing raincoats 5. Various of firefighters carrying kids to safe place Hainan Province, south China - Oct 5, 2025: 6. View of street in rain outside car window 7. Waterlogged street, traffic Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Oct 5-6, 2025: 8. Various of fallen trees 9. Various of view of street in rain outside car window Yunnan Province, southwest China - Recent: 10. Various of pedestrians walking in rain 11. Tree leaves Jiangsu Province, east China - Oct 1-2, 2025: 12. Various of farmland in rain. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]

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