Typhoon Khanun, the No. 15 strong tropical storm of this year,
is expected to hit the central-northern parts of Fujian
Province Sunday afternoon, according to weather forecasts.
Typhoon Khanun is approaching the province at a speed of 15 km
per hour from the eastern sea region off Taiwan, and the provincial
flood control and drought relief headquarters has urged all-out
efforts to make preparations.
Typhoon Khanun has so far reached force 12 which is likely to
further strengthen and will bring along heavy precipitation to the
province, said the provincial weather station.
Liang Qiping, deputy governor of the province, urged officials
in the province to work hard to mobilize the local people in making
preparations to fight the upcoming typhoon.
The provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters has
asked all the ships and vessels operating on the sea nearby to
return or take shelters in ports before 18:00 Saturday and all the
personnel working at the offshore breading fields to get
onshore.
The headquarters also urged the people in mountainous areas to
prepare against possible mountain torrents, mud-rock flows and
geological disasters
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(Xinhua News Agency September 10, 2005)