Rainfalls to hit S China as Typhoon Nalgae nears
2011-10-02 03:47:31 GMT2011-10-02 11:47:31(Beijing Time)
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People make their way in flood at Guotai Village of Binyang County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2011. About 1,180,000 residents in Guangxi were hit by Typhoon Nesat, the strongest typhoon hit China this year as of 10 a.m. of local time. A total of 63,200 people were transferred in an emergency. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
People are transferred to safe places by canoe in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2011. More than 1,180,000 residents in Guangxi were hit by Typhoon Nesat, the strongest typhoon hit China this year as of 10 a.m. of local time. A total of 63,200 people were transferred in an emergency. (Xinhua/Wang Junwei)
A boy squats beside houses flushed by flood at Guotai Village of Binyang County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2011. About 1,180,000 residents in Guangxi were hit by Typhoon Nesat, the strongest typhoon hit China this year as of 10 a.m. of local time. A total of 63,200 people were transferred in an emergency. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms was expected to pelt south China during the next three days as Typhoon Nalgae approached, forecasters said Sunday.
Nalgae, the second typhoon in a week, was centered about 940 km southeast of Sanya City, Hainan Province at at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, and was forecast to move westward at 10-15 km per hour, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said.
Rainfalls spawn by the typhoon are expected to sweep the eastern areas of south of the Yangtze River, Taiwan and south China over the next three days, with downpours hitting the southernmost Hainan island and eastern Taiwan, according to the NMC.
The weather agency urged people in typhoon-affected areas avoid outdoor activities and suggested large assemblies be canceled.
Meanwhile, a cold wave was forecast to grip parts of the Yangtze-Huaihe region, regions south of the Yangtze River, and south China over the coming three days, bringing down temperatures by 3-6 degrees Celsius, the NMC said.
