China's national observatory continued to issue a yellow alert for Typhoon Wipha and an orange alert for heavy rains on Sunday, as the sixth typhoon of the year made landfall in the southern coastal regions.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system for typhoons, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.
Typhoon Wipha made landfall in Taishan City, south China's Guangdong Province at 17:50 on Sunday.
It abated gradually to a tropical storm after the landfall.
Satellite tracks show Wipha intensified to typhoon strength on Saturday.
At 05:00 Sunday, its eye hovered on waters 190 kilometers from Guangdong's Zhuhai City and by 11:00 it had closed to 80 km off Zhuhai's coast, hugging the shoreline of Guangdong westward.
At around 14:00, it moved another 50 km, shifting from Zhuhai to coastal waters of Jiangmen City.
The storm is forecast to enter Beibu Gulf on Monday and reach northern Vietnam on Tuesday.
Experts warn that such typhoons usually trigger heavy rains with large cumulative precipitation.
On Sunday, rising gales and rains have hit Guangdong's Maoming City.
At Bohe Port, one of the province's three largest fishing ports, authorities raised warning tape and cleared the waterfront. More than 100 exempted fishing boats have returned to harbor.
The city has evacuated 4,300 residents from high-risk zones and relocated 10,600 workers from construction sites, fishing vessels, docks and beachfront attractions.
About 1,920 emergency shelters are open.
All the coastal tourist sites in the city are closed, construction halted, and residents of dilapidated or low-lying homes have been moved to safety.
National observatory renews alerts for Typhoon Wipha
