Three Typhoons Threaten China as Beibu Gulf System Intensifies, Saudel Targets East Coast
Crhk · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago3 MIN
Summary
China's national weather authorities are closely monitoring an extraordinary situation as three tropical cyclones simultaneously affect mainland China from different directions. A tropical depression currently operating in the Beibu Gulf is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm as it traces a complex, circular path over the next several days . The system may repeatedly brush or make landfall along the coasts of Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces before turning northeast . Separately, Typhoon Saudel in the Pacific Ocean is rapidly intensifying and is projected to reach super typhoon status within three days, with a projected approach toward eastern China by late next week . The concurrent presence of these systems, combined with the southwest monsoon, has triggered severe weather warnings across a wide arc from Hainan to Taiwan .
Key Points
- The Beibu Gulf tropical depression will likely intensify into a tropical storm, moving in a circular pattern before shifting northeastward toward the Qiongzhou Strait .
- Three named storms are affecting China simultaneously: Saudel in the Pacific, Zitan near Guangxi, and Chalavi in the East China Sea .
- Heavy rainfall of 250-350mm is forecast for southern Guangxi, with extreme downpours expected through the affected period .
- Flood warnings have been raised to red alert level in Guangxi, where five rivers at eight monitoring stations are already exceeding warning thresholds .
- The China Railway Guangzhou Bureau has suspended high-speed rail services on multiple routes, including sections of the Yongguang line and Hainan's West Ring high-speed rail .
- Typhoon Saudel is predicted to reach super typhoon intensity within 72 hours and could make landfall on eastern China's coast next Friday or Saturday .
- The National Disaster Reduction Committee has allocated 20,000 pieces of relief supplies to Guangxi, including bedding, rain gear, and emergency provisions .
- Tropical Storm Chalavi, which formed in the East China Sea on Saturday, is forecast to weaken and dissipate in the Taiwan Strait by Monday .
Why It Matters
This triple-typhoon scenario creates compounding risks for emergency management officials, who must coordinate responses across vast distances while preparing for simultaneous flooding in the south and potential typhoon impacts on the east coast . The extended duration of the Beibu Gulf system's erratic movement means coastal communities face prolonged exposure to dangerous conditions, while the timing of Saudel's potential east coast landfall coincides with the ongoing southern flooding crisis, stretching disaster response resources thin .
This triple-typhoon scenario creates compounding risks for emergency management officials, who must coordinate responses across vast distances while preparing for simultaneous flooding in the south and potential typhoon impacts on the east coast . The extended duration of the Beibu Gulf system's erratic movement means coastal communities face prolonged exposure to dangerous conditions, while the timing of Saudel's potential east coast landfall coincides with the ongoing southern flooding crisis, stretching disaster response resources thin .