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Huge waves pound the embankment on the northeastern coast of Taiwan Province, southeast China, Sept. 13, 2008. Typhoon Sinlaku is expected to hit northeastern Taiwan Saturday night, and also Fujian Province in southeast China and Zhejiang Province in east China on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Jianxing)
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FUZHOU, Sept.13 (Xinhua) -- China's coastal Fujian and Zhejiang provinces issued alerts on Saturday for typhoon Sinlaku, the 13th tropical storm so far this year.
Typhoon Sinlaku was expected to hit northeastern
Taiwan at Saturday night and land in east China at Sunday morning, bringing
downpours and gales, according to Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological
Observatory.
The center of Typhoon Sinlaku was 465 kilometers from
Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Heavy rains were forecast in the northeastern regions
of Fujian, middle and eastern parts of Zhejiang over the next two days because
of Typhoon Sinlaku, and there could be torrential rains insome regions of
Zhejiang.
The Fujian Provincial Administration of Ocean and
Fisheries issued an alert urging all ships to take shelter in nearby
bays.
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Waves hit the coast as typhoon Sinlaku
approaches Nanfangauo. Typhoon Sinlaku lashed Taiwan on Saturday with
powerful winds and heavy rains across the island that disrupted flights
and train services as well as celebrations for a major holiday.
(Xinhua/AFP)
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The coastal Taizhou City and Wenling City in Zhejiang
already banned all ships from going to the sea for fear of the typhoon.
All schools should close in the next two days,
according to an urgent circular issued by the Fujian Provincial Education
Bureau, which also suggested teachers and students to stay indoors for fear of
the typhoon.
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People struggle with their umbrellas against strong winds as Typhoon Sinlaku hits Taipei September 13, 2008. Schools and offices in Taiwan's capital were advised not to open on Saturday and surrounding areas were issued strong weather warnings as a typhoon packing gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph) began to hit the island late on Friday.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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