72KMpH gale, heavy rain likely; Blue Alert issued by Meteorological Department – News-Patiala Punjabi

According to a report by Xinhua News Agency, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said the typhoon was located off the west coast of the Philippines’ Luzon island as of 5 pm Sunday, with maximum sustained winds of 72 km/h near its center.

Expect the symphony to be fast

The storm is expected to move north-westwards at a speed of 25-30 kmph and gradually intensify. According to the Chinese Observatory, it will move southwest through the central and northern parts of the South China Sea from Tuesday, approach the central coast of Vietnam, and then gradually weaken.

Strong winds are expected between 8 pm on Sunday and 8 pm on Monday, the NMC said. Monday (local time) in several areas affected by the storm, including the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, parts of the South China Sea, as well as the coastal areas of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. Meanwhile, it said heavy rain is possible in some areas of Taiwan during the same period.

China has a four-level color-coded weather warning system for typhoons. Red indicates the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and then blue.

Fengshen wreaks havoc in the Philippines

Fengshen has wreaked havoc in the Philippines. According to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), eight people were killed and two others are still missing in Sunday’s storm. OCD spokeswoman Juni Castillo said five people were killed when a large tree fell in the municipality of Pitogo in Quezon province and three others in the Western Visayas region.

The storm has affected 15,000 families, or about 30,000 people, across the country. So far, 22,000 people have been evacuated.

Fengshen caused heavy rains, floods and landslides in the central and southern parts of the Philippines. The weather service expects the storm to move out of the country by Monday morning. It is worth noting that an average of 20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year.