Southern China faces torrential rain, floods after Typhoon Noul makes landfall

East Asia Flash floods are expected in parts of Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and southeastern Xinjiang from Sunday evening through Monday evening. Cleaners removing fallen branches and leaves from roads in Shenzhen, China in the aftermath of Typhoon Noul on Jul 26, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Lan Yu) 26 Jul 2026 08:33PM (Updated: 26 Jul 2026 08:40PM) HONG KONG: Typhoon Noul will bring heavy to torrential rain across much of southern China for the next two days, authorities said, after sweeping through Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-force winds following its landfall on Sunday (Jul 26).China issued its highest-level alert for flash floods in several provinces after the year's strongest typhoon forced the relocation of more than 700,000 people in Guangdon