The strongest typhoon in 41 years has made landfall in China today, already claiming one fatality, reports CCTV.

Super typhoon Rammasun touched down at Wenchang, Hainan at 3:30 Friday afternoon (July 18). Wind speeds at the center of the ninth typhoon of the year reached 60 meters per second.

The typhoon caused its first fatality at around 4 pm today when a house collapsed, killing one man.

Rammasun is expected to hit the southern tip of the Leizhou Peninsula this later this evening. Winds are expected to lessen, but rains will persist for most of the PRD. The downpour will get downgraded to regular rain, and will continue into next week.

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