Hong Kong’s a weather system issued a typhoon warning late on Wednesday, urging the public to stay away from the coast as rain and erratic weather spread across southern China ahead of the storm. 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s transfer to the mainland.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the region on Friday for celebrations marking the handover of the former British colony, state news agency Xinhua reported.
At 10 pm, the tropical depression over the central part of the South China Sea was estimated to be about 740 km south-southeast of Hong Kong and is forecast to move north-northwest at about 10 km/h in the general direction. off the coast of neighboring western Guangdong province, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
The system reported on its website that its lowest alert level – hold signal #1 – was in effect and would remain so before noon on Thursday.
According to the current forecast, the observatory said that the tropical depression would remain at a distance of more than 500 km from Hong Kong on Wednesday night (29) and Thursday morning (30). Local winds are not expected to strengthen significantly.
The observatory said that as the tropical depression gradually approached the west coast of Guangdong, its outer rain tracks would affect the territory.
“There will be swells (a set of smooth and uniform sea waves). The public should stay away from the coast and not play water sports,” she said.
The coastal province of Guangdong, China’s most populous province with around 126 million people, was swamped this month by rains that triggered flooding as summer storms hit southern China.
Wind gales in the South China Sea off the east coast of Guangdong and near the Paracel Islands are expected to reach moderate magnitudes of 6 to 7, but wind in some parts of the sea could be stronger, forecasters previously said.
“Fishing vessels and low-powered vessels in the open sea must seek shelter as quickly as possible and be properly secured with moorings,” the observatory warned.
Source: CNN Brasil
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