Taiwan, China on alert as typhoons approach
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Fishermen strengthen mooring lines on their boats as they prepare for approaching Typhoon Saola in the village of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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A cyclist holds up an umbrella as Typhoon Saola approaches the northeastern coastal town of Nanfangao in Ilan county on July 31, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A man reacts as his umbrella snaps against strong winds as Typhoon Saola approaches Taiwan in Taipei on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A man walks with his umbrella against strong winds as Typhoon Saola approaches Taiwan in Taipei on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A local road is blocked by mudslide caused by typhoon Saola in Hsintien district, the New Taipei City on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Fishing boats are secured behind breakwaters ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Saola in the village of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Two coast guards patrol the beach at Toucheng, Ilan county, as typhoon Saola approaches eastern Taiwan on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A woman walks with her umbrella against strong winds as Typhoon Saola approaches Taiwan in Taipei on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Fishermen strengthen mooring lines on their boats as they prepare for approaching Typhoon Saola in the village of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
A cyclist holds up an umbrella as Typhoon Saola approaches the northeastern coastal town of Nanfangao in Ilan county on July 31, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A man reacts as his umbrella snaps against strong winds as Typhoon Saola approaches Taiwan in Taipei on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A man walks with his umbrella against strong winds as Typhoon Saola approaches Taiwan in Taipei on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A local road is blocked by mudslide caused by typhoon Saola in Hsintien district, the New Taipei City on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Fishing boats are secured behind breakwaters ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Saola in the village of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Two coast guards patrol the beach at Toucheng, Ilan county, as typhoon Saola approaches eastern Taiwan on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
A woman walks with her umbrella against strong winds as Typhoon Saola approaches Taiwan in Taipei on Aug 1, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIJING (REUTERS) - Taiwan issued torrential rain and strong wind warnings for most of the island on Wednesday as slow-moving Typhoon Saola approached, while in China, Premier Wen Jiabao told authorities to be on the highest alert to prevent deaths.
The typhoon has winds of about 119kmh and could bring up to 1,000mm of rain to parts of Taiwan over the rest of the week, the Central Weather Bureau said.
The storm is likely to skirt the northern tip of the island on Thursday, though there was also a chance it could make landfall, it said.
Heavy rain was falling in the capital Taipei on Wednesday and city authorities will decide later in the day whether to order businesses and financial markets to close on Thursday.
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