China Evacuates 20,000 People as Typhoon Noul Nears As Typhoon Noul bears down on southern China, the country is bracing for what promises to be a calamitous storm season.
The evacuation of over 20,000 people and suspension of train services in Guangdong are just the latest signs of a region ill prepared for increasingly ferocious tempests.
China's National Meteorological Center has issued an orange typhoon alert, warning of torrential rain and gale force winds.