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Photo taken at about 2:30 a.m. Beijing
Time on July 19, 2009 shows the swaying trees in the rainstorm along the
Binhe Avenue in downtown Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province.
Molave, the 6th tropical storm this year which became typhoon, landed at
Nanao town in Shenzhen City at 0:50 a.m. Sunday Beijing Time, local
observatory said. (Xinhua/Wu Jun)
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GUANGZHOU, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Molave hit
land in south China early Sunday, with heavy rain forecast in most parts of the
Guangdong Province in the following two days, local observatory said.
Molave, the 6th tropical storm this year which became
typhoon, landed at Nanao town in Shenzhen City of Guangdong Province at 0:50
a.m. Sunday Beijing Time, with winds up to 145 km per hour in its eye.
Strong gales and heavy rains hit Shenzhen City,
resulting in water flowing on streets. However, as residents and vehicles were
scare during the night, the weather had no major impact on local people's living
yet.
As of 2:30 a.m. Sunday, the city hadn't reported any
serious damages.
In the neighboring Fujian Province, more than 600
fishing boats were in the Xiangzhi National Fish Harbor of Fujian province,
where soldiers were helping anchor the boats. They also persuaded some 3,000
fishermen to evacuate.
In the cities of Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Putian and
Fuzhou where the typhoon was likely to affect, 1,680 people in vessels returned
to seek shelters on land.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief
Headquarters has dispatched five emergency task forces Saturday to Sichuan,
Heilongjiang, Gansu, Guangdong and Fujian provinces to help prepare for the
typhoon and possible flooding.
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Photo taken at about 4:30 a.m. Beijing Time on July 19, 2009 shows a broken tree in the rainstorm on a street in downtown Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Peng Yong)
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Two fishermen missing as China braces
for typhoon Molave
WENZHOU,
July 18 (Xinhua) -- Two fishermen were missing as huge waves capsized their boat
off China's east coast Saturday as the country braces for the forthcoming
typhoon Molave.
Border police in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, received a
report at around 11 a.m. saying all three fishermen had fallen into sea waters
near Wenzhou after their boat capsized in high waves. Full story
China steps up efforts to fight
typhoon Molave
BEIJING, July
18 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Saturday night that
areas to be affected by typhoon Molave should take measures to get prepared for
it, as the typhoon would bring adverse effects to the farming sector.
Molave, the sixth tropical storm this year which became
typhoon on Saturday morning, was likely to make landfall between Huilai and
Taishan in southern Guangdong Province on Saturday night or Sunday morning, and
affect Fujian, Hainan and other provinces, according to the National
Meteorological Center. Full story
SE China braces for typhoon
"Molave"
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The sky is shrouded by dark clouds in
Fuzhou city, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, July 17, 2009.
Molave, the sixth tropical storm this year, is moving towards the coast
with a predicted landfall between central Guangdong Province in south
China and south Fujian Province. The Fujian provincial observatory has
issued the blue warning signal of typhoon on Friday.(Xinhua/Zheng
Shuai)
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FUZHOU, July 18 (Xinhua) -- As typhoon "Molave"
approaches southeast China on Saturday, local people are taking measures to
prepare for it.
More than 600 fishing boats were in the Xiangzhi
National Fish Harbor of Fujian province, where soldiers were helping anchor the
boats. They also persuaded some 3,000 fishermen to evacuate. Full story
Typhoon Molave to hit SE China by
Sunday
BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Molave would make
landfall at Guangdong Province in south China sometime from Saturday night to
Sunday morning, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC) Saturday.
Molave became a typhoon early Saturday and was
strengthening, the NMC forecast said. Full story
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