China on high alert for typhoon Kalmaegi

Xinhua, September 16, 2014

 

A consumer selects bottled water in a supermarket in Haikou, capital of south China's island of Hainan Province, Sept. 15, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

The storm is moving at a speed of 30 km per hour northwestward and packing winds of up to 137 km per hour, said the National Meteorological Center.

Schools, government units who have no work related to typhoon prevention, and enterprises, will have Tuesday off in Haikou, the provincial capital.

In Haikou, many citizens rushed to supermarkets on Sunday and Monday to stockpile bottled water, instant noodle and fruit for fears of power and water cut after the storm comes.

Shipping services and passenger trains on the Qiongzhou Strait, which connects Hainan and Guangdong, were suspended at 1 p.m. Monday.

Flood control authorities in Haikou advised the public to reduce outdoor activities as much as possible.

Guangdong also launched a top level response to the typhoon, which is forecast to land somewhere between Wuchuan in Guangdong and Wanning in Hainan between Tuesday morning and midday.

Torrential rains are forceast to sweep Guangdong and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from Tuesday to Thursday.

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