China issues highest warning against Typhoon Fitow
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A fisherman in Zhejiang Province fixes an anchor as Typhoon Fitow approaches China's southeast coast. |
China's meteorological authority on Saturday issued a red alert, the highest in its weather warning system, as Typhoon Fitow approaches the country's southeast coastal areas.
At 5 a.m. Beijing time, the center of Fitow, the 23rd typhoon to hit China this year, was 680 kilometers east of Taipei, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a statement.
The center said the typhoon is expected to move northwestward at a speed of about 15 km per hour, during which it could continue to strengthen slightly.
Fitow is likely to make landfall in the coastal areas between central Zhejiang Province and northern Fujian Province between Sunday night and Monday morning, according to the NMC.
The center said it is unusual for a typhoon to make landfall in southeast China in October, urging local authorities and residents to raise their alerts and closely follow relevant information.
The NMC said Fitow is expected to bring strong gales to sea waters of northeast and north Taiwan, as well as the east of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces in the next 24 hours.
From Sunday, Fitow is forecast to bring heavy rain to southeast China. Eastern and southern Zhejiang Province are likely to be hit by heavy rainstorms, according to the center.
Also on Saturday, China's maritime authorities issued an orange alert for a wave warning.
Fitow is expected to reach the southeastern part of the East China Sea on Saturday afternoon or night, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center said.
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