Typhoon Higos, the seventh this year, made landfall in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province Wednesday morning, local meteorological authorities said.
With a maximum wind force of 35 meters per second near its eye, Higos landed in the coastal area of Jinwan District at around 6 a.m., according to the provincial meteorological observatory.
The city of Zhuhai has initiated a Level-I emergency response for Typhoon Higos.