China has issued a blue alert for typhoon Fengshen, as it intensified and is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country’s southern regions. As of yesterday, the typhoon was located over waters off the west coast of Luzon Island, the Philippines. The typhoon is expected to move northwestward at 25-30 km per hour while gradually intensifying. From Tuesday onward, it will steer southwestward over the central and northern parts of the South China Sea, heading towards Vietnam’s central coast before gradually weakening. Affected by the typhoon, gales are forecast to affect areas including parts of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, as well as coastal regions of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. Meanwhile, some areas of Taiwan may experience heavy rainstorms during the same period.
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