China's national observatory on Thursday (Oct. 19) morning renewed a blue alert for Typhoon Sanba, which is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the country's southern, eastern and central regions.
Typhoon Sanba, the 16th typhoon of this year, landed at a coastal area of Dongfang City in south China's Hainan Province at around 9 a.m. Thursday, producing gales of up to 20 meters per second near its center, according to the National Meteorological Center.
It is traveling northward at a speed of 10-15 km per hour, with its strength likely to gradually increase.
Strong gales are predicted in areas affected by the typhoon, including the South China Sea, the Beibu Gulf, the Qiongzhou Strait, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan. Parts of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Guangdong are predicted to see rainstorms between 2 p.m. on Thursday and 2 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 20).
The center urged local authorities to prepare typhoon emergency response measures and remain on high alert for possible floods and geological disasters.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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