Typhoon Wipha made landfall along the coast of Taishan in South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday evening, prompting emergency responses including the suspension of production and business, and class cancellations across multiple regions affected.

BEIJING -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday upgraded its emergency response for flood and typhoon control to Level III in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan in response to Typhoon Wipha. It maintained the Level IV emergency response to the typhoon in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.