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Typhoon Haitang Expected to Land Chinese Mainland at Midday

Posted on: Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 09:00 CDT

Typhoon Haitang expected to land Chinese mainland at midday

FUZHOU, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Haitang is expected to cross the Taiwan Straits Tuesday morning and land the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland at noon, according to a morning meteorological report.

The Fujian Provincial Meteorological Station said at 7:00 a.m. that the typhoon may be crossing the Taiwan Straits in five hours and is expected to land coasts between the eastern provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang at midday.

At 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Typhoon Haitang was 100 kilometers from the coastal areas of Fujian Province and was churning toward the mainland at 10 to 15 kilometers per hour. The maximum wind scale around its center was 12 and the maximum wind speed was 40 meters per second.

The entire Fujian Province reported moderate to heavy rain and high winds Monday night and Tuesday morning. In coastal areas in the central and northern parts of the province, the wind scale was eight to 10.

The provincial meteorological bureau has warned of landslides and mud-rock flows in the juncture areas between Fujian and Zhejiang and public security authorities have closed certain sections of inter- provincial expressways.

All flights have been canceled in the cities of Fuzhou and Quanzhou Monday, though air traffic is still normal in Xiamen. The ferry service between Xiamen and Quemoy island of Taiwan, however, has suspended operation since Monday morning.

Wenzhou Airport in Zhejiang Province has also canceled all flights starting from 7:10 p.m. Monday.

By Monday evening, Zhejiang Province had evacuated 326,000 people and called back 25,739 ships. Wenzhou alone relocated 152, 000 people from risky places and recalled 7,044 fishing boats.

Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS

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