More cities brace for typhoon as Muifa makes landfall

China's national observatory on Wednesday upgraded its typhoon alert to red, the highest level, as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday night and is expected to bring more winds and heavy rainfall to the Yangtze River Delta region.

According to the National Meteorological Center, Muifa made landfall around 8:30 pm in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, with winds up to 150 kilometers per hour. As it moves northwest, it is forecast to pass through Hangzhou Bay, and will make landfall once more between Zhejiang's Pinghu city and Pudong in Shanghai on Wednesday night. It will further move past Jiangsu and Shandong provinces as it weakens.

Affected by the typhoon, parts of Zhejiang have already seen intense downpours and more cities in the province have launched emergency responses for the typhoon and related flooding.