A local villager makes preparation ahead
of the arrival of Linfa, the third tropical storm this year, at Jinjing
Town in Jinjiang, a city in southeast China's Fujian Province, June 21,
2009. Linfa landed at Dongshi Town, Jinjiang City on June 21.
(Xinhua/Jiang Kehong) Photo Gallery>>>
FUZHOU, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Linfa, the third tropical
storm for this year, landed in east China's Fujian Province Sunday evening,
packing winds at 23 meters per second at its eye.
The storm landed in Dongshi Township in Jinjiang City
at 8:30 p.m., said Xie Zhaonan, director of flood control headquarters of
Quanzhou City, which administers Jinjiang.
A local villager walks against strong
gales at Jinjing Town in Jinjiang, a city in southeast China's Fujian
Province, June 21, 2009. Linfa, the third tropical storm this year, landed
at Dongshi Town, Jinjiang City on June 21. (Xinhua/Jiang
Kehong) Photo
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The storm was formed in the South China Sea Thursday
afternoon and had downgraded from a strong tropical storm by the time of
landing, according to the provincial meteorological bureau.
It will bring heavy rains in coastal areas from
Sunday night to Monday as it is moving northward, the bureau said.
The shipping route between Xiamen and Jinmen was
closed temporarily from Saturday. The Provincial Oceanic and Fisheries Bureau
had recalled 30,000 fishing boats and 162,757 people working on these boats by 6
p.m. Sunday.
The local government has sent more than 10 million
text messages to mobile phone users, asking them to be alert of the storm.
FUZHOU, June 20
(Xinhua) -- As Linfa, the third tropical storm this year which has upgraded to
strong tropical storm Saturday noon, people in east China are bracing for it.
Formed in the South China Sea Thursday afternoon, the
storm was located at 21.1 degrees north latitude and 117.8 degrees east
longitude at 8 p.m. Saturday. It was about 330 kilometers from Zhangpu County in
the eastern Fujian Province and is moving with a speed of 10 kilometers
northwards towards the province, according to the Fujian Provincial
Meteorological Observatory. Full story
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The China Meteorological
Administration, the country's meteorological authority, launched a level-III or
orange emergency alarm on Saturday morning in the face of tropical storm Linfa.
Linfa, the third tropical storm this year, was expected to
land in the coastal areas between the eastern part of Guangdong Province and
southern Fujian Province or move north along the Taiwan Strait, from between
noon and night on Sunday, said the administration. Full story
FUZHOU, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Linfa, the
third this year, was moving towards China's mainland, local meteorological
authorities said Friday.
Formed in the South China Sea Thursday afternoon, the
storm was located at 19.0 degrees north latitude and 117.5 degrees east
longitude at 7 p.m. Friday. It was about 590 kilometers from Zhao'an County in
the eastern Fujian Province and 500 km from Shantou, Guangdong. Full story
