Re: "China braces itself for the worst..."

From: Hank Sniadoch (sniadoch_at_bluefrog.biz)
Date: 08/25/04

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    Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:30:04 -0400

    Too bad it's not coming over to your house.
    "Bad Weather" <alanroby74spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:lcWdnZuR6MZ1n7DcRVn-pQ@bright.net...
    > Wow.....these super typhoons are just too cool! I'm revelling in the
    > destruction!
    >
    > "Bjorn Viaene" <Bjorn.Viaene@pandora.be> wrote in message
    > news:6n2Xc.225182$7J2.10972259@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
    > > BBC: "China braces itself for the worst..."
    > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/news/index.shtml?newX=200
    > >
    > > Taiwan faced a second day battling with the effects of Typhoon 'Aere'
    The
    > > storm began lashing the island with torrential rain and strong winds on
    > > Tuesday, and due to the slow forward movement of the system, it has not
    > yet
    > > cleared through. The centre of the storm was, at the time of writing,
    > > situated just offshore from the northern tip of Taiwan, but it is a
    large
    > > system and the wind and rain extend a fair distance away from its
    centre.
    > >
    > > During Tuesday night, 'Aere' continued to cause widespread damage. Power
    > > lines have been torn away, leaving many thousands of homes without
    power.
    > > Trees have been uprooted and aircraft grounded. There are reports that
    > parts
    > > of Taiwan have received nearly 1.5 metres, almost five feet of rain in
    the
    > > past two days.
    > >
    > > The typhoon looks set to continue on its westerly course which will
    bring
    > it
    > > into contact with eastern China before too long. With this in mind, the
    > > Chinese government have begun evacuating people from areas likely to be
    > > affected. They are clearly not taking any chances after typhoon
    'Rananim'
    > > wrought havoc in Zhejiang province earlier this month. 'Rananim' was one
    > of
    > > the most powerful and destructive typhoons to hit China in recent years
    > and
    > > it is thought that 'Aere' may be almost as bad with torrential rain,
    > > storm-force winds, flooding and landslides expected.
    > >
    > > So far, around half a million people have been evacuated from both
    Fujian
    > > and Zhejiang, and over 40,000 fishing boats have been called to port.
    The
    > > typhoon is expected to make landfall sometime this evening.
    > >
    > > Meanwhile, super typhoon 'Chaba', situated further out at sea in the
    > > northwest Pacific, was producing wind speeds of 210mph (330km/h) as it
    > > headed slowly towards southern Japan. This beast of a storm will also
    have
    > > to be closely monitored in the coming few days.
    > > BBC
    > >
    > > --
    > > Viaene Björn
    > > http://users.telenet.be/weathersite
    > >
    > >
    >
    >

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