For the third time in a single month, a typhoon has swept into southern China, this time carrying the name Noul — a Korean word for the glow of dusk or dawn — and with it, the full weight of nature's indifference to human routine. Over 340,000 people were moved from their homes across Guangdong province as authorities in both mainland China and Hong Kong activated their highest storm protocols, grounding flights and shuttering commerce. The storm is a reminder that in certain latitudes, the sea does not negotiate; it simply arrives, and the living must make way.
Typhoon Noul batters southern China, displacing 340,000 as Hong Kong airports shut
Over 340,000 people were forcibly evacuated from Guangdong province due to the typhoon's impact.