The meteorological centre later reported that Typhoon Noul weakened from a severe typhoon to a typhoon later on Sunday morning.

China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system for typhoons, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

The centre renewed a red alert for rainstorms and a yellow alert for severe convective weather on Sunday morning.

It called for strengthened efforts to prevent and respond to disasters such as flash floods, landslides and mudslides.