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· collected 2026-08-27 · by Caroline Lin
Typhoon Saudel is forecast to hit the mainland on Friday morning, becoming the seventh typhoon to do so this year. In preparation for the storm, flights have been cancelled at Ningbo Lishe International Airport and other nearby airports, with 90 flights grounded in Wenzhou and 22 in Zhoushan. According to the National Meteorological Centre, Saudel is expected to make landfall between Sanmen county in Zhejiang and Xiapu in Fujian province as a typhoon or severe typhoon. If Saudel hits Zhejiang directly, it will equal the province's record of three typhoon landfalls in a single year set in 2004.
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Typhoon Saudel is forecast to hit China's eastern coast, making landfall on Friday morning and becoming the seventh typhoon to affect the mainland this year. The storm is expected to impact several major commercial centers, including Ningbo, Zhoushan, and Wenzhou. In preparation for the storm, flights have been cancelled in Shanghai and Shenzhen, while ferries have also been suspended. In specific, Ningbo Lishe International Airport has suspended all flights from 11:30pm on Thursday, with 90 flights cancelled in Wenzhou and 22 flights grounded in Zhoushan. If Saudel hits the Zhejiang province directly, it will tie a record set in 2004, when three typhoons made landfall in the same year.
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Flights, ferries cancelled in Shanghai and Shenzhen as Typhoon Saudel closes in
Saudel is forecast to make landfall on Friday morning, becoming the seventh typhoon to hit the mainland this year
The eastern province is home to a number of major commercial centres, including the industrial hub of Ningbo, the port city of Zhoushan, and Wenzhou.
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province → cancel → Zhoushan
Ningbo Lishe International Airport said flights in and out of the facility would be suspended from 11.30pm on Thursday.
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flights → say → Thursday
In Wenzhou, 90 flights were cancelled, while 22 flights were grounded in Zhoushan.
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flights → cancel → Zhoushan
According to the National Meteorological Centre, Saudel is expected to make landfall along the coast between Sanmen county in eastern Zhejiang and Xiapu in southeastern Fujian province between early Friday morning and noon as a typhoon or severe typhoon.
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Saudel → accord → typhoon
If Saudel hits Zhejiang directly, it will be the third to make landfall there this year, equalling the province’s 2004 record of three typhoon landfalls in a single year.
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it → hit → year
