Typhoon Merbok slashes its way into S China
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Left: A rescuer checks a flooded vehicle in Guiyang, Guizhou province, on Monday. ZHAO HUI/CHINA DAILY Right: Fishermen move their vessel to safety in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, before the arrival of Typhoon Merbok on Monday. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY |
Guangdong province is taking preventive measures to minimize losses from a looming typhoon.
The eye of Typhoon Merbok, this year's second but the first to hit China, was above the South China Sea some 90 kilometers south of Shenzhen at 6 pm on Monday, according to the National Meteorological Center.
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