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Malaysian Reserve
16 hours ago
- Climate
- Malaysian Reserve
China issues yellow alert for Typhoon Wutip
BEIJING — China's national observatory on Saturday issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Wutip as the first typhoon of the year is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the southern parts of the country, Xinhua reported. The typhoon, observed at 19.8 degrees north latitude and 108.8 degrees east longitude at 5 am Saturday, is moving northeast at a speed of 20-25 km per hour, according to the National Meteorological Centre. It is expected to make landfall along the coastal areas from Leizhou City in south China's Guangdong Province to Beihai City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region around noon on Saturday. After landfall, the typhoon will weaken in intensity, the meteorological centre said. China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system for typhoons, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow, and blue. — BERNAMA-XINHUA
Malay Mail
16 hours ago
- Climate
- Malay Mail
China's first typhoon of the year triggers yellow alert as Wutip weakens after landfall
BEIJING, June 14 — China's national observatory on Saturday issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Wutip as the first typhoon of the year is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the southern parts of the country, Xinhua reported. The typhoon, observed at 19.8 degrees north latitude and 108.8 degrees east longitude at 5 am Saturday, is moving northeast at a speed of 20-25 km per hour, according to the National Meteorological Centre. It is expected to make landfall along the coastal areas from Leizhou City in south China's Guangdong Province to Beihai City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region around noon on Saturday. After landfall, the typhoon will weaken in intensity, the meteorological centre said. China has a four-tier, colour-coded weather warning system for typhoons, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow, and blue. — Bernama-Xinhua
Malay Mail
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Malay Mail
Tropical storm Wutip makes landfall in southern China, triggering closures and mass evacuations
BEIJING, June 14 — Tropical storm Wutip slammed into southern China yesterday, pounding coastal regions with gales and heavy rainfall, National Meteorological Centre said. Packing wind speeds of 108 km per hour near its centre, Wutip made landfall in Dongfang city on the resort island province of Hainan around 11pm (1500 GMT/11pm Malaysian time) after disrupting transport services, shutting schools and closing tourist attractions in the wider area. Wutip, the Cantonese word for 'butterfly', formed over the South China Sea this week and intensified into a tropical storm on June 11. It marked the fifth-latest start of the Pacific tropical cyclone season in recent times. — Reuters
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Tropical storm Wutip makes landfall in southern China's Hainan
BEIJING (Reuters) -Tropical storm Wutip slammed into southern China on Friday, pounding coastal regions with gales and heavy rainfall, National Meteorological Centre said. Packing wind speeds of 108 km per hour near its centre, Wutip made landfall in Dongfang city on the resort island province of Hainan around 11 pm (1500 GMT) after disrupting transport services, shutting schools and closing tourist attractions in the wider area. Wutip, the Cantonese word for "butterfly", formed over the South China Sea this week and intensified into a tropical storm on June 11. It marked the fifth-latest start of the Pacific tropical cyclone season in recent times.
Reuters
a day ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Tropical storm Wutip makes landfall in southern China's Hainan
BEIJING, June 13 (Reuters) - Tropical storm Wutip slammed into southern China on Friday, pounding coastal regions with gales and heavy rainfall, National Meteorological Centre said. Packing wind speeds of 108 km per hour near its centre, Wutip made landfall in Dongfang city on the resort island province of Hainan around 11 pm (1500 GMT) after disrupting transport services, shutting schools and closing tourist attractions in the wider area. Wutip, the Cantonese word for "butterfly", formed over the South China Sea this week and intensified into a tropical storm on June 11. It marked the fifth-latest start of the Pacific tropical cyclone season in recent times.
