Meteorological authorities and the Ministry of Natural Resources' Geological
Disaster Technical Guidance Center have warned this year's Typhoon No.12 raises
the risk of geological disasters in parts of southwestern Jiangxi, southeastern
Hunan and southeastern and northern Guangdong. At 11:00 on July 25 the ministry
activated Level IV geological-disaster responses for Jiangxi and Hunan and
upgraded Guangdong from Level IV to Level III.