China issues alert on approaching typhoon Parma.Beijing, October 11, SPA--China's central observatory issued an alert Sunday morning on typhoon typhoon: see hurricane. Parma, which was expected to make a landing on southern China Monday or Tuesday, Chinese News Agency Xinhua reported. As of 5 a.m. Sunday, the eye of Parma was located at 500 kilometers southeast off Wanning city in Hainan Province, packing winds up to 64.8 km per hour, the observatory said. Parma, which has left at least 299 dead in the Philippines, would continue moving northwestward north·west·ward adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the northwest. n. A northwestward direction, point, or region. north·west at 15 km per hour and was expected to land at south China's coastal areas along Lingshui in Hainan and Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province Monday night or Tuesday morning, it said. The typhoon would bring high winds to coastal areas of Guangdong and Taiwan as well as southern part of Fujian coastal regions and eastern Hainan coast. Central and eastern parts of Hainan as well as southwestern Guangdong would expect heavy rains or rainstorm Sunday, it said. All Rights Reversed for Saudi Press Agency The Saudi press agency (SPA) was established in 1971 as the first national news agency. The main goal of its establishment was to serve as a central body to collect and distribute local and international news in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and abroad. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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