Typhoon Nidha causes disruptions in China

TIL Desk/World/Beijing-Typhoon Nida made landfall in China today causing major traffic disruptions and flight cancellations in the Pearl river Delta region. The typhoon hit China’s coast around 3:35 am today at the Dapeng Peninsula in the city of Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province.

The strong typhoon packing winds up to 151.2 km per hour is moving northwest at 25 km per hour, and is expected to sweep across the cities of Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan and Zhaoqing to Guangdong’s neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to Guangdong provincial weather authorities.

All flights from Shenzhen and Zhuhai were cancelled today morning as were most services from Guangzhou’s airport, local media reports said. Hundreds of trains to and from Pearl River Delta cities have also been delayed.