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China issues red alert for ocean waves as Typhoon Nida approaches

Source: Xinhua 2016-08-01 19:57:42

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-TYPHOON NIDA-ALERT (CN)

Fishermen move their boats ashore to take shelter from the upcoming Typhoon Nida in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 1, 2016. Typhoon Nida will make landfall in Guangdong during the day on Tuesday, meteorological authorities forecast. Shenzhen on Monday issued a red alert, the most severe level in China's weather warming system, for the typhoon. All kindergartens and schools in Shenzhen suspended class on Monday. Outdoor work and sea operations will also be halted. Affected by Typhoon Nida, 18 flights at Shenzhen airport had been canceled as of 1 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Monday issued the a red alert for ocean waves and storm tides as Typhoon Nida approaches the mainland.

From Monday night to Tuesday, sea waves as high as 11 meters are expected in the northern South China Sea, while the southern Taiwan Strait will witness waves as high as seven meters.

The SOA also issued a red alert storm tides and estimated that the sea level off the Pearl River estuary will rise up to 220 cm.

Typhoon Nida is expected to land in Guangdong Province early on Tuesday, probably around the Pearl River Delta. 

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China issues red alert for ocean waves as Typhoon Nida approaches
                 Source: Xinhua | 2016-08-01 19:57:42 | Editor: Tian Shaohui

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-TYPHOON NIDA-ALERT (CN)

Fishermen move their boats ashore to take shelter from the upcoming Typhoon Nida in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 1, 2016. Typhoon Nida will make landfall in Guangdong during the day on Tuesday, meteorological authorities forecast. Shenzhen on Monday issued a red alert, the most severe level in China's weather warming system, for the typhoon. All kindergartens and schools in Shenzhen suspended class on Monday. Outdoor work and sea operations will also be halted. Affected by Typhoon Nida, 18 flights at Shenzhen airport had been canceled as of 1 p.m. on Monday. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Monday issued the a red alert for ocean waves and storm tides as Typhoon Nida approaches the mainland.

From Monday night to Tuesday, sea waves as high as 11 meters are expected in the northern South China Sea, while the southern Taiwan Strait will witness waves as high as seven meters.

The SOA also issued a red alert storm tides and estimated that the sea level off the Pearl River estuary will rise up to 220 cm.

Typhoon Nida is expected to land in Guangdong Province early on Tuesday, probably around the Pearl River Delta. 

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