Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 347,000 people ahead of landfall
- Posted on October 5, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 347,000 people ahead of landfall

BANGKOK (AP) — Typhoon Matmo strengthened ahead of making landfall Sunday in China, prompting the government to evacuate some 347,000 people from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan.