Typhoon Talim forecast to hit southern China late Monday

Severe tropical storm Talim is forecast to make landfall as a typhoon in the south of China on Monday night, the country’s weather forecaster said, with
local authorities cancelling flights, recalling ships and warning residents to stay home.
China Meteorological Administration issued an orange alert for Talim on Monday, saying the storm was expected to increase in intensity into a severe typhoon by the time it made landfall along the southern coast from Guangdong to Hainan.
China has a four-tier colour-coded weather warning system under which orange is the second highest alert. Talim is set to be the fourth typhoon this year but the first to make landfall in China, according to weather predictions.
Early on Monday, the meteorological centre said Talim was located 375km (230 miles) south-east of Zhanjiang City in Guangdong province, moving at a speed of 20km per hour (12 miles per hour).
Markets in Hong Kong halted trade for the day as its observatory put in place storm signal No. 8 for Talim, while all court hearings in the city were adjourned.