According to storm news, the latest low pressure from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Typhoon Saudel made landfall in Zhejiang province (China) at about 8 am on August 28 (local time).
After making landfall, Typhoon Saudel continued to move deep into inland China. This typhoon has weakened to tropical storm level with the strongest wind near the storm center reaching 100 km/h.
According to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the typhoon's circulation will cause strong winds and widespread heavy rain in many areas, of which Zhejiang and Fujian are forecast to be the places with the highest rainfall. Some areas are likely to experience very heavy rain.
Notably, the impact of the storm coincides with the high tide, creating a risk of a combination of strong winds, big waves, sea level rise and heavy rain in coastal areas. Areas near and north of the landing point are warned to be clearly affected by this phenomenon.
Zhejiang authorities also warned of the risk of secondary natural disasters. The previous prolonged heavy rains caused water levels in many rivers, lakes and reservoirs in the province to be high. As heavy rains from Saudel continue to occur, the risk of flash floods, landslides and mountain landslides may increase.
Zhejiang province has raised the level of emergency response to storms to level I, the highest level, from 8 pm on August 27. More than 4,000 supervisors have conducted more than 19,000 patrols at more than 7,200 locations with geological risks and potential risk areas. Along with that, 564 geological experts were sent to 73 districts to support the identification and handling of risks.
To proactively respond to floods, the delta river system throughout the province has discharged 437 million m3 of water, while large and medium-sized reservoirs have discharged 456 million m3 of water in advance.
Evacuation of people and control of activities at sea were also deployed before the storm made landfall. All 14,682 marine fishing vessels in Zhejiang were taken to shelters. Nearly 48,000 crew members and 1,906 aquaculture workers were evacuated ashore, ensuring no more people, ships or activities at sea in dangerous areas.
Typhoon Saudel also affected traffic. Some train lines belonging to the Hangzhou - Wenzhou, Hangzhou - Datong, Jinhua - Wenzhou, Jinhua - Datong and Ningbo - Jinhua high-speed railway lines were temporarily suspended for a certain period of time to ensure safety.
To date, 22 storms have formed in the Northwest Pacific and East Sea regions in 2026, significantly higher than the multi-year average. Seven storms have made landfall in China. Zhejiang alone recorded three storms Bavi, Dolphin and Saudel making landfall this year, bringing the number of storms making landfall in this province to the highest level since 1949.
