The storm is expected to further weaken and dissipate as it moves into northern Vietnam. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - Trees fell on moving vehicles, a whale washed ashore and a freezer full of ice cream floated off in floods as Typhoon Talim made its way across China’s southern provinces on Tuesday.
Wind speeds had fallen to a maximum 90kmh near Talim’s centre, as of 8am, China’s Meteorological Administration said. The storm is expected to further weaken and dissipate as it moves north-westerly into northern Vietnam later on Tuesday, it said. Nearly 230,000 people in Guangdong were evacuated on Monday before the storm struck, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
In Guangxi’s Nanning city, state media reported 35 passenger train services have been disrupted and 26 flights cancelled since Monday.
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