BEIJING—Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings, cancel flights and trains, and order people to stay at home.
Talim, the fourth typhoon of the year, made landfall at 10:20 p.m. (1420 GMT) in Zhanjiang city of Guangdong province, with winds near its center clocked at a top speed of 136.8 kph (85 mph), according to Guangdong weather bureau.
Winds stronger than 150 kph would put Talim in the severe typhoon category, very rare for a typhoon this early in the rainy season.
Talim is expected to move at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour northwest and into Guangxi region early on July 18, Guangdong weather bureau added….