China issues yellow alert for typhoon Fengshen

China’s national observatory has issued a yellow alert for Typhoon Fengshen as it threatens southern coastal regions with strong winds and heavy rain. According to the National Meteorological Centre (NMC), Fengshen was located about 170 kilometres west-northwest of Yongxing Dao in the South China Sea on Wednesday morning, packing winds up to 33 meters per second. The storm is moving southwest at 10 kilometres per hour and is expected to gradually weaken. Heavy rain is likely in parts of Hainan and Taiwan. Fengshen is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam as a tropical storm tomorrow, bringing flooding, landslides and flash floods. Authorities in Vietnam and Laos have issued warnings and urged preparedness as the storm moves inland. This is the 24th typhoon of the year

Typhoon Fengshen impacts China's coast, causing storm surge at the Pearl River Estuary pic.twitter.com/CYb0xLWa8s

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Gales are forecast to affect areas including parts of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the Bashi Channel, the waters east of Taiwan, coastal regions of southern Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan and Hainan Island, and parts of the South China Sea, as well as the Beibu Gulf between 2 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Thursday,