Typhoon Nida throttles Hong Kong, China on red alert
Typhoon Nida has wreaked havoc over Hong Kong on Tuesday giving heavy rains along with high velocity winds. Nida made landfall over Hong Kong on Tuesday morning local time resulting in total shutdown of various schools and offices.
As per the Hong Kong observatory, at about 3-4 am (local time) Typhoon Nida hit the Da Peng Peninsula. During that period, Typhoon Nida was equivalent to a category 1 hurricane. Flood alert was issued for lying areas and even transport services suffered a major setback.
As per reports, Typhoon Nida is the strongest typhoon over the region since the year 1983. Hundreds of flights were cancelled. Around 325 flights in Hong Kong have been rescheduled keeping in mind the Typhoon situation.
Meanwhile, as China braces for the strong Typhoon, red alert which is the highest colour coded warning system for China has been issued for both Shanwei and Zhuhai in Guangdong provinces. A yellow alert has been issued in Shenzhen. People have been advised to stay indoors until the alert is lifted.
Train services in Guangdong has been suspended leading to several passengers being affected. Flooding rains are likely over the region during the next 24 to 48 hours.
Typhoon Nida to batter Philippines, yellow alert for China
Nida has finally attained the Typhoon status and it is definitely not good news for both Philippines as well as China. Before intensifying into a Typhoon, Nida was a tropical depression over the northwest Pacific Ocean.
On Sunday afternoon, the system reached the typhoon status. Nida which is referred to as Carina in Philippines, has been giving heavy rains over several parts of Central Philippines. So much so that between Friday and Saturday Catarman recorded a whopping 123 mm of rain.
As per meteorlogists, Typhoon Nida will pose some major threat to Northern Luzon during the next 24 hours. In fact, the possibility of flooding rain along with gusty winds over the region also cannot be ruled out.
Hilly areas are expected to witness some mudslides which may even be life threatening. While the storm is expected to brush away from Taiwan, during the next 24 hours, heavy rainfall over Pingtung and Taitung counties cannot be ruled out. Higher reaches will be more prone to heavy rains and damaging winds
After battering Philippines, Nida will be all set to throttle China. In fact, yellow alert has been issued for several parts of the country. During the first few days of week, warm waters in the South China sea will only add to Nida’s strength.
Thus, before making landfall, Typhoon Nida is expected to attain the status of category 2 Typhoon. The storm will make landfall over South China either on Monday night or during the early morning hours of Tuesday.
Areas including Guangdong and Guangxi will be the most impacted by the storm. So much so that the southern coast of China could witness flash floods.
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