Typhoon unleashes heavy rain in Guangxi
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October 3, 2011, Monday
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TYPHOON Nesat continued to wreak havoc in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region yesterday, two days after making landfall on the southernmost island province of Hainan.
More rains will pound the region as another typhoon, Nalgae, is expected to affect Guangxi tomorrow and Wednesday, according to local weather forecasters.
Water from downpours brought by Nesat has entered major river systems in the region, where more than 2.48 million people have been affected.
The regional flood-control and drought-relief headquarters said the water levels of five rivers in the region had exceeded danger marks by yesterday morning.
In the city of Qinzhou, the Qinjiang River edged over an embankment that protects a park, submerging roads.
The headquarters warned that flooding was expected to crest this morning, putting the water level at 1.2 meters above the danger mark in Qinzhou.
In the city of Beihai, rainfall and lightning over the past two days have severely damaged airport facilities.
Nesat, the strongest typhoon to hit the region since 2005, battered 24 counties in Guangxi, including the regional capital of Nanning, forcing the evacuation of 142,400 people, the regional civil affairs department said.
The regional government has increased its estimate of Nesat-inflicted economic losses to 1.4 billion yuan (US$219 million), as thousands of houses were toppled, and 257,900 hectares of farmland were damaged.
The typhoon also damaged power supply facilities in Hainan Province, blacking out over 500,000 residents. By yesterday, the power supply in cities and towns had been restored, but rural areas will not completely resume until tomorrow, according to the provincial power supply company.
Rainstorms was expected to pelt southern regions of the country during the next three days as Typhoon Nalgae approached, forecasters said yesterday.
Nalgae was centered about 940 kilometer southeast of Sanya, Hainan Province, at 8am yesterday and was moving west, the National Meteorological Center said.
Rainfall spawned by the typhoon is expected to sweep the eastern areas of China south of the Yangtze River as well as Taiwan Island over the next three days, with downpours hitting Hainan and eastern Taiwan, the center said.
The weather agency urged people in typhoon-affected areas to avoid outdoor activities and suggested large assemblies be canceled.
More rains will pound the region as another typhoon, Nalgae, is expected to affect Guangxi tomorrow and Wednesday, according to local weather forecasters.
Water from downpours brought by Nesat has entered major river systems in the region, where more than 2.48 million people have been affected.
The regional flood-control and drought-relief headquarters said the water levels of five rivers in the region had exceeded danger marks by yesterday morning.
In the city of Qinzhou, the Qinjiang River edged over an embankment that protects a park, submerging roads.
The headquarters warned that flooding was expected to crest this morning, putting the water level at 1.2 meters above the danger mark in Qinzhou.
In the city of Beihai, rainfall and lightning over the past two days have severely damaged airport facilities.
Nesat, the strongest typhoon to hit the region since 2005, battered 24 counties in Guangxi, including the regional capital of Nanning, forcing the evacuation of 142,400 people, the regional civil affairs department said.
The regional government has increased its estimate of Nesat-inflicted economic losses to 1.4 billion yuan (US$219 million), as thousands of houses were toppled, and 257,900 hectares of farmland were damaged.
The typhoon also damaged power supply facilities in Hainan Province, blacking out over 500,000 residents. By yesterday, the power supply in cities and towns had been restored, but rural areas will not completely resume until tomorrow, according to the provincial power supply company.
Rainstorms was expected to pelt southern regions of the country during the next three days as Typhoon Nalgae approached, forecasters said yesterday.
Nalgae was centered about 940 kilometer southeast of Sanya, Hainan Province, at 8am yesterday and was moving west, the National Meteorological Center said.
Rainfall spawned by the typhoon is expected to sweep the eastern areas of China south of the Yangtze River as well as Taiwan Island over the next three days, with downpours hitting Hainan and eastern Taiwan, the center said.
The weather agency urged people in typhoon-affected areas to avoid outdoor activities and suggested large assemblies be canceled.
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