Huge waves beat against the sea shore in Shitang Township of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 10, 2018, as Typhoon Maria, the eighth typhoon this year, approaches the coast. Typhoon Maria made landfall Wednesday morning in Lianjiang County, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Zhu Haiwei)

Maria, the eighth typhoon this year, made landfall at around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday in Lianjiang County, east China's Fujian Province, bringing gales of up to 42 meters per second at its eye, according to local meteorological authorities.