Warning Super Typhoon ‘Muifa’ Attack China Coast
Posted on 06. Aug, 2011 by thanate in News, Typhoon
Super typhoon Muifa is forecast to strike China as a tropical storm at about 22:00 GMT on 7 August. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of land fall will benear36.8 N,122.4 E. Muifa is expected to bring 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 69 mph. Wind gusts in the area may be consider ably higher.
Photo: China Daily
The information above is provided for guidance only and should not be used to make life or death decisions or decisions relating to property. Anyone in the region who is concerned for their personal safety or property should contact their official national weather agency or warning centre for advice.
The typhoon, packing winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour, was originally expected to make landfall near Shanghai. But China’s Central Meteorological Administration now says Muifa is moving northward toward Shandong province and is expected to skim the coast over the next three days.
Although Shanghai will be spared the full force of typhoon Muifa’s high winds and torrential rains, forecasters say the city will likely experience some effects from the storm.
Photo: Marc van der Chijs
In preparation for Muifa, Chinese authorities canceled more than 100 flights in the region and thousands of ships along the eastern coast were called back to shore.
Authorities also said they were prepared to halt or delay high-speed rail services, depending on the severity of the storm. Emergency officials were readying relief supplies and preparing for evacuations.
Muifa claimed five lives as it passed through the northern and central Philippines earlier this week and lashed the Japanese island of Okinawa Friday with heavy rains and high winds.
Photo: joostvanderpost
Dozens of flights in and out of Shanghai and the nearby cities of Wenzhou and Hangzhou had been canceled by Saturday. The Shanghai government said rail authorities were ready to slow or delay high-speed rail services as well, depending on the severity of the storm.
The Shanghai Daily reported that all outdoor events planned for the weekend had been called off or delayed and construction projects near the coast were suspended.
An emergency message from the US government to Americans living or traveling in eastern China suggested they ‘stock up on emergency supplies of food, water, and cash in case of storm-related power outages.’
Photo: vancouversun.com
China’s National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center warned Muifa could churn up 36 foot waves in the East China Sea and 16 foot waves off the coast.
Sources: khaleejtimes.com, trust.org, voanews.com
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