People evacuated and flights canceled as south China braces for Typhoon Wutip

As Wutip, the first typhoon this year, approaches, south China provinces have activated emergency response measures, evacuated people to safe places, cancelled flights and prepared rescue teams.

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Guangdong Province elevated its emergency response to Level Ill on Friday morning and readied 10 rescue vessels and five helicopters with 34 tug boats on 24-hour call in key waters across the province.

More than 49,000 fishing boats have returned to ports, of which over 10,000 crew members have gone ashore for safety.

According to the Guangdong provincial meteorological observatory, between Friday and Monday, the province will see the heaviest rainfall since the beginning of this flood season. The observatory also warned of the risk of tornadoes in some areas of Guangdong from Friday to Sunday.