Typhoon Wipha pummels Guangdong province

Typhoon Wipha wreaked havoc in major cities in the Pearl River Delta and on Guangdong province's western coast, forcing about 670,000 residents to be evacuated to safety when it battered the southern province on Sunday.

Wipha made landfall in Taishan, Guangdong, at 5:50 pm on Sunday, bringing gale-force winds with a speed of more than 118 kilometers per hour. After landing, Wipha weakened from typhoon level to a severe tropical storm.

Wipha made a second landfall on Yangjiang's Hailing island at 8:15 pm, accompanied by winds of 90 km/h.