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"Lekima" slams China, at least 13 dead @ 2019-08-11T16: Back Hot News
Keyword:Typhoon Lekima
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TYPHOON LEKIMA MADE LANDFALL EARLY ON SATURDAY IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF ZHEJIANG WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 116MPH (187KM/H), ALTHOUGH IT HAD WEAKENED FROM ITS EARLIER DESIGNATION AS A SUPER TYPHOON, THE OFFICIAL XINHUA NEWS AGENCY REPORTED.
EXPERTS SAY TYPHOON FRANCISCO, THE EIGHTH TROPICAL STORM OR TYPHOON OF THE 2019 PACIFIC SEASON, MOVED NORTH AFTER AFFECTING JAPAN. THE EXTENSION OF A PACIFIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WESTWARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER LEKIMA WILL GET CLOSER TO TAIWAN. MEANWHILE, A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF GUAM, AND COULD DEVELOP INTO THE 10TH TROPICAL STORM OR TYPHOON OF THE SEASON WITHIN A DAY. IT MAY ALSO END UP INFLUENCING LEKIMA"S PATH.
TWIN TYPHOONS LEKIMA AND KROSA ARE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FORECAST EXACTLY WHICH PATH THEY'LL CHOOSE. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.
THE CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU ON THURSDAY ISSUED A WARNING FOR RESIDENTS OF YILAN, AS WELL AS TAIPEI AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE NORTH AND ALONG THE EAST COAST IN ADVANCE OF TYPHOON LEKIMA.
AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND 14 ARE MISSING AFTER TYPHOON LEKIMA TRIGGERED A LANDSLIDE IN EASTERN CHINA. MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AMID WIDESPREAD TRANSPORT DISRUPTIONS AFTER THE TYPHOON MADE LANDFALL IN ZHEJIANG PROVINCE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 116MPH (187KM/H)
CARS ARE SEEN ON FLOODED XINSONG ROAD IN SHANGHAI, EAST CHINA, AUG. 10, 2019. THE SHANGHAI CENTRAL METEOROLOGICAL STATION UPDATED THE YELLOW ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN TO ORANGE ALERT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AS TYPHOON LEKIMA LANDED IN EAST CHINA"S ZHEJIANG PROVINCE. (XINHUA/LIU YING)
GALLERY: TYPHOON LEKIMA BEARS DOWN ON MAINLAND
BEIJING [CHINA], AUG 11 (ANI): AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES AND 20 REMAIN MISSING AFTER SUPER TYPHOON LEKIMA MADE LANDFALL IN EAST CHINA"S ZHEJIANG PROVINCE ON SATURDAY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES SAID ON SUNDAY MORNING.
HTTPS://WWW.BBC.COM/NEWS/AV/WORLD-ASIA-49304457/TYPHOON-LEKIMA-HITS-CHINA
SINGAPORE — TROPICAL TYPHOON LEKIMA HAS GRADUALLY BEGUN IMPACTING PORT OPERATIONS IN EASTERN CHINA AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS, SOURCES AT ZHOUSHAN, SHANGHAI, QINGDAO, RIZHAO AND YANTAI SAID ON FRIDAY.
ONE OF JAPAN'S SOUTHERNMOST CITIES WAS ON TRACK TO SUFFER THE WORST OF SUPER TYPHOON LEKIMA'S EYEWALL ON THURSDAY, BUT IN THE 11TH HOUR, THE CYCLONE HAD OTHER IDEAS – AND A QUIRKY PHENOMENON CALLED A TROCHOIDAL LOOP PUSHED LEKIMA'S WORST JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF ISHIGAKI.
COULD TYPHOON LEKIMA BECOME A SUPER TYPHOON?
AT 8 AM, THE CENTER OF TYPHOON LEKIMA, THE NINTH TYPHOON OF THE YEAR, WAS ABOUT 290 KM SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF WENLING IN ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, WITH A MAXIMUM WIND FORCE OF 209 KM PER HOUR.
JTWC SUMMARY: TYPHOON 10W (LEKIMA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 275 NM SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF KADENA AB, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 071800Z IS 38 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 080300Z, 080900Z, 081500Z AND 082100Z
MACAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CO., LTD. (CAM) INFORMED MNA TODAY THAT ABOUT 18 FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED BETWEEN AUGUST 8 AND 9 DUE TO TYPHOON LEKIMA, FOUR FROM TIGERAIR AND 14 FROM AIR MACAU.
POWERFUL TYPHOON LEKIMA THREATENS TAIWAN AS IT RECOVERS FROM A 5.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. THE CATEGORY 4-LEVEL STORM IS PROBABLY IMPACTING PARTS OF TAIWAN AS I WRITE THIS AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE ISLAND EN ROUTE TO MAINLAND CHINA. TYPHOON KROSA IS ALSO BEING WATCHED AS IT MEANDERS NEAR JAPAN AND OTHER PARTS OF THE REGION. WHILE THE WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON IS IN FULL SWING, WHERE ARE THE HURRICANES IN THE ATLANTIC?

 

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