Populations bracing for arrival of 2 typhoons
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August 26, 2012, Sunday
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TYPHOON Bolaven is expected to enter the East China Sea today, bringing gales to eastern coastal areas, the meteorological authority forecast yesterday.
Bolaven, the 15th tropical storm of the year, was located over the northwest Pacific Ocean at 5am yesterday, 1,250 kilometers southeast of coastal Zhejiang Province. It was heading northwest at a speed of 15 to 20km per hour, the National Meteorological Center said.
It is expected to upgrade further to a super typhoon and enter the East China Sea tonight, according to the meteorological center of Zhejiang Province.
The typhoon is expected to bring strong gales and heavy downpours to Zhejiang's central and northern coast and Zhoushan islands from today to Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the year's 14th typhoon, Tembin, which stayed 200 km southeast of the coastal juncture between Guangdong and Fujian provinces early yesterday, will move southwest and linger in northeastern areas of the South China Sea over today and tomorrow, the center said.
At 6am yesterday it was packing winds of up to 36.9 meters per second at its center and moving southwest at 8km per hour.
Recalled to port
Authorities in southeast China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces have ordered fishing boats to take shelter as they brace themselves for the typhoons.
Officials in Fujian Province have recalled to port 39,649 fishing boats. These are banned from going to sea before the typhoon alert is lifted, said the provincial flood control office yesterday.
And 23,659 aquatic farm workers have been relocated to take shelter, the office said. Authorities are also sending out inspectors to reservoirs and dykes.
Direct passenger ferry services from Fujian's Pingtan and Mawei to Taiwan have been suspended.
Authorities in Zhejiang have ordered fishing boats to take shelter and told horticulture businesses, aquatic farms and construction sites to brace for strong gales.
Tembin struck southern Taiwan Friday, toppling trees, overturning vehicles and dumping rains that swelled rivers and flooded homes and farmlands.
Earlier this month, dual-typhoons Damrey and Saola left eight people dead and forced the evacuation of 1.3 million residents in coastal regions.
Today and tomorrow, moderate and heavy rains are likely to hit central and western parts of regions along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, as well as southeastern part of north China, with some rainstorms, the National Meteorological Center said.
Bolaven, the 15th tropical storm of the year, was located over the northwest Pacific Ocean at 5am yesterday, 1,250 kilometers southeast of coastal Zhejiang Province. It was heading northwest at a speed of 15 to 20km per hour, the National Meteorological Center said.
It is expected to upgrade further to a super typhoon and enter the East China Sea tonight, according to the meteorological center of Zhejiang Province.
The typhoon is expected to bring strong gales and heavy downpours to Zhejiang's central and northern coast and Zhoushan islands from today to Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the year's 14th typhoon, Tembin, which stayed 200 km southeast of the coastal juncture between Guangdong and Fujian provinces early yesterday, will move southwest and linger in northeastern areas of the South China Sea over today and tomorrow, the center said.
At 6am yesterday it was packing winds of up to 36.9 meters per second at its center and moving southwest at 8km per hour.
Recalled to port
Authorities in southeast China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces have ordered fishing boats to take shelter as they brace themselves for the typhoons.
Officials in Fujian Province have recalled to port 39,649 fishing boats. These are banned from going to sea before the typhoon alert is lifted, said the provincial flood control office yesterday.
And 23,659 aquatic farm workers have been relocated to take shelter, the office said. Authorities are also sending out inspectors to reservoirs and dykes.
Direct passenger ferry services from Fujian's Pingtan and Mawei to Taiwan have been suspended.
Authorities in Zhejiang have ordered fishing boats to take shelter and told horticulture businesses, aquatic farms and construction sites to brace for strong gales.
Tembin struck southern Taiwan Friday, toppling trees, overturning vehicles and dumping rains that swelled rivers and flooded homes and farmlands.
Earlier this month, dual-typhoons Damrey and Saola left eight people dead and forced the evacuation of 1.3 million residents in coastal regions.
Today and tomorrow, moderate and heavy rains are likely to hit central and western parts of regions along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, as well as southeastern part of north China, with some rainstorms, the National Meteorological Center said.
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