Guangdong, Hainan Gird For Typhoon Chanthu
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July 22, 2010, Thursday
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THE southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Hainan are bracing for Typhoon Chanthu's expected landfall today.
All 26,126 fishing boats in the island province of Hainan have returned to port, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The typhoon has disrupted air travel, shipping and railway services. Sixteen flights in and out of Haikou's Meilan International Airport had been canceled as of 7pm yesterday, airport officials said.
The Qiongzhou Strait between the mainland and Hainan Island was closed to shipping from 10am yesterday.
Chanthu strengthened into a typhoon from a strong tropical storm at about 5pm when it was 220 kilometers southeast of Hainan's Wenchang City, Hainan weather authorities said. Winds at the center of the typhoon were about 199 kilometers per hour.
All 26,126 fishing boats in the island province of Hainan have returned to port, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The typhoon has disrupted air travel, shipping and railway services. Sixteen flights in and out of Haikou's Meilan International Airport had been canceled as of 7pm yesterday, airport officials said.
The Qiongzhou Strait between the mainland and Hainan Island was closed to shipping from 10am yesterday.
Chanthu strengthened into a typhoon from a strong tropical storm at about 5pm when it was 220 kilometers southeast of Hainan's Wenchang City, Hainan weather authorities said. Winds at the center of the typhoon were about 199 kilometers per hour.
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