Morakot 's winds were clocked at 118 kilometers per hour ( 73 mph ) in its eye , according to the province 's meteorological bureau as cited by Xinhua . It made landfall in the coastal area of Beibi County in Guangdong province . Morakot 's winds were estimated at 118 kilometers per hour ( 73 mph ) in its eye . Nearly 1 million people evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces . Another typhoon hit west Japan on 8 , with 12 people confirmed dead .
It made landfall in the coastal area of Beibi County in Guangdong province . Morakot 's winds were estimated at 118 kilometers per hour ( 73 mph ) in its eye . Nearly 1 million people evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang provinces . Another typhoon hit west Japan on 8 , with 12 people confirmed dead .