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Typhoon Longwang likely affects China in October: meteorologists
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-29 21:49

China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Thursday Typhoon Longwang might affect southern China in early October.

Typhoon Longwang which means Dragon King, the God of Rain in Chinese mythology, is moving towards southern China, and it's expected to affect southern China from Sunday to Tuesday, said a senior CMA meteorologist Gao Shuanzhu.

The typhoon might affect Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Taiwan Province would be affected most possibly, Gao said.

In September, three typhoons landed at China including Talim, Khanun and Damrey, more than the average 1.63 typhoons every September since the founding of new China in 1949, said Wang Bangzhong, deputy director of the CMA's weather forecast and disaster relief department.

The typhoons have wrecked great havoc in China, leaving about 160 dead and about 33.13 million people affected in September, but they also brought rainfalls necessary to the areas and relieved the droughts there, Wang said.

Less typhoons are expected to slash China since the country's typhoon season usually lasts from July to September. The latest typhoon ever landed at China was in December in history with records.



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