BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory on Wednesday renewed an orange alert -- the second-highest alert level in its four-tier weather warning system -- for Typhoon Ragasa.
Ragasa, which is the 18th named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season, made landfall at around 5 p.m. Wednesday on the coast of Yangjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
At 6 p.m. Wednesday, the center of the typhoon was located in Yangxi County of Yangjiang, moving westward at speeds of 20 to 25 kilometers per hour, with its intensity gradually weakening, the NMC said.
It said that the typhoon will continue to bring strong winds to parts of Guangdong and neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Thursday.
During that time, parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Jiangsu are likely to see heavy rainstorms, with some areas in Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangsu forecast to experience precipitation of up to 220 millimeters, the NMC said.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue. ■
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