Typhoon Sanvu swirls toward Chinese mainland
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-12 17:19

The tropical storm Sanvu is moving with a speed of 20 kilometers per hour toward the Chinese mainland and is forecast to slam into the coastal areas of southern Fujian and Guangdong provinces late Saturday night to Sunday.

According to the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Station, Sanvu was located at 18.4 degrees north latitude and 121.8 degreeseast longitude at 5 a.m. Friday, 770 kilometers from Shantou, a city in south China's Guangdong Province.

Influenced by the typhoon, beginning Friday, rains and strong winds will hit the whole province of Fujian, and some areas in the province will see heavy to torrential rains.

The provincial headquarters for flood control and drought relief has urged localities across the province to get ready for the tropical storm.

Typhoon Matsa, which just left China's mainland, swept through eastern coastal areas since Aug. 6, dumping torrential rains and causing massive economic losses in affected areas.

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