GUANGZHOU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangdong Province raised its typhoon emergency response to the highest level at 10 a.m. Tuesday, as Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to make landfall along the central or western coastal areas of the province on Wednesday. Over 1.04 million people had been relocated across the province by 5:30 p.m., the Guangdong provincial emergency management department said on Tuesday. Weather forecasters warn that Typhoon Ragasa, coinciding with an astronomical high tide, could match or exceed Hato in intensity. At 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Guangxi raised its typhoon emergency response to Level III. China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response.