China’s east coast has been preparing for the storm’s arrival in recent days, with work and transport services suspended in some areas along its predicted path. The centre of the typhoon moved over the coastline near Yuhuan City in Zhejiang Province at about 5:30 pm (09:30 GMT), China’s National Meteorological Centre said in an online…
Hong Kong will be “extremely hot” and hit by occasional showers as Typhoon Bavi moves across the seas east of Taiwan towards Guangdong on the weekend, with unstable offshore weather already disrupting a number of flights. The city’s Observatory said that as Bavi moved across Taiwan and then towards the vicinity spanning northern Fujian and…
China’s southern provinces are bracing for Typhoon Matmo, as Guangdong authorities relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan has suspended rail services across the island. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday said Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had strengthened into a severe typhoon that morning and was expected to bring strong winds and…
BEIJING (Reuters) -Tropical storm Wutip slammed into southern China on Friday, pounding coastal regions with gales and heavy rainfall, National Meteorological Centre said. Packing wind speeds of 108 km per hour near its centre, Wutip made landfall in Dongfang city on the resort island province of Hainan around 11 pm (1500 GMT) after disrupting transport…