SHANGHAI, Oct 7 — China warned today of big waves, heavy rain and strong wind as Typhoon Koinu approaches the southern province of Guangdong and Hainan island. Waves of up to...
Workers lift up a turned-over food cart after Typhoon Koinu passed the southern tip of Taiwan, in Kenting, Taiwan October 5, 2023. — Reuters picSHANGHAI, Oct 7 — China warned today of big waves, heavy rain and strong wind as Typhoon Koinu approaches the southern province of Guangdong and Hainan island.
Waves of up to nine metres were expected in the South China Sea under the impact of the storm today and tomorrow, the State Oceanic Administration said as it issued an orange alert, the second highest in a four-coloured warning system. Koinu, which means “puppy” in Japanese, is heading west along China’s southern coast at a speed of 5-10 kph, the National Meteorological Centre.Koinu had killed one person and injured almost 400 people in Taiwan, causing some of the most extensive damage on remote Orchid Island off the island’s east coast. — Reuters
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