GUANGZHOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Matmo, the 21st named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, made landfall along the eastern coast of Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province around 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, according to Guangdong's meteorological service. Zhanjiang is less than 100 kilometers away from Maoming.

Heavily affected by Matmo, many parts of Hainan Island, which sits to the south of Guangdong, still suffer from strong wind and rainfall late on Sunday.