Typhoon warning as Vicente draws near
FIERCE winds and downpours from Typhoon Vicente have hit coastal regions in south China with the eighth tropical storm this year moving northwestward at 20 kilometers per hour.
It was expected to be over the coast of Shenzhen and Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province by this morning, the National Meteorological Center said.
It has issued an orange alert for Vicente, the second highest level in China's typhoon warning system.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms began to hit Hainan and Guangdong provinces, as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, yesterday morning, and central and eastern Guangdong saw gales of 80kph.
Rainstorms are expected in Guangdong and Hainan today and winds of up to 100kph may sweep through coastal areas.
Train services between Beijing and Hainan's city of Sanya, as well as services between Hainan's capital city of Haikou and Shanghai, Changsha, Xi'an and Chengdu have been rescheduled.
More than 33,500 fishing boats have been alerted to return to harbor.
It was expected to be over the coast of Shenzhen and Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province by this morning, the National Meteorological Center said.
It has issued an orange alert for Vicente, the second highest level in China's typhoon warning system.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms began to hit Hainan and Guangdong provinces, as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, yesterday morning, and central and eastern Guangdong saw gales of 80kph.
Rainstorms are expected in Guangdong and Hainan today and winds of up to 100kph may sweep through coastal areas.
Train services between Beijing and Hainan's city of Sanya, as well as services between Hainan's capital city of Haikou and Shanghai, Changsha, Xi'an and Chengdu have been rescheduled.
More than 33,500 fishing boats have been alerted to return to harbor.
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