BEIJING, 26 August 2026 (Nosheen) : China’s coastal and southern regions are preparing for several days of heavy rainfall as Typhoon Narra moves inland and another storm approaches the country’s eastern coast. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as authorities take precautionary measures. Narra made landfall as a tropical storm on Tuesday evening in the southern island province of Hainan after remaining over the Beibu Gulf, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, for several days. The storm brought heavy rain to parts of Guangxi, Hainan and Guangdong provinces. According to China’s Meteorological Administration, Narra and Typhoon Saudel, along with tropical cyclones Gaenari and Atsani, have formed a rare group of four storms simultaneously circulating across the Northwest Pacific and South China Sea. The unusual multi-storm system has prompted authorities in regions including Guangxi and Hainan to close businesses, suspend tourism activities and evacuate tens of thousands of residents. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in southern China, where recent downpours have already pushed rivers above warning levels and flooded low-lying areas in Guangxi.Typhoon Saudel is forecast to make landfall along China’s eastern coastline between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces between Thursday and Friday. Weather models indicate that the storm’s outer rain bands could extend as far west as Guangxi.Saudel also swept across Japan’s Okinawa prefecture early Wednesday, prompting warnings of destructive winds and dangerous seas. As the storm moved westward, parts of the Amami island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture were brought within its storm-force wind radius. Nearly 35,000 homes were left without electricity, according to Kyushu Electric. A total of 92 flights serving airports across Okinawa Prefecture were canceled on Wednesday, while All Nippon Airways suspended all flights to and from Naha Airport, the prefecture’s main gateway, public broadcaster NHK reported.Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said Saudel was tracking north of Taiwan and was expected to gradually weaken and decrease in size. The storm is forecast to bring moderate rainfall to parts of northern and southern Taiwan through Friday.