According to expert Wu Wanhua of Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau (CWB), Typhoon Saola will pass through the waters off the southern tip of the island on August 30 and 31, bringing heavy rain to the east and west.
Page focus on taiwan Reported on the morning of August 29, Typhoon Saola was 460 km east-southeast of the south pole of Taiwan, moving northwest at 13 km/h, with maximum winds of 162 km/h. With, retreated up to 198 km/h.
Typhoon Saola continues to move towards the Ba Si Strait (the strait between Taiwan and the Philippines’ Bataan Islands), posing a threat to the waters off southeast Taiwan. Local authorities issued a sea warning on the evening of 28 August.
Earlier, Typhoon Saola struck the southern Philippines and brought heavy rains and strong winds. Photo: AP
In China, several coastal provinces in the country’s southeast deployed emergency response measures on 29 August and asked ships to come ashore to avoid the storm. Typhoon Saola is currently several hundred kilometers away from the coast of China.
According to Chinese state media, Guangdong province issued a high emergency alert due to strong winds from Typhoon Saola. Meanwhile, Fujian province maintained its emergency response alert at level 4 and urged fishing boats to return to shore to avoid the storm.
Due to Typhoon Saola, the city of Xiamen in Fujian province has suspended some passenger train and ferry services. Typhoon Saola is forecast to move northwestward at about 10 km/h, increase in intensity, and gradually approach the coast from southern Fujian province to central Guangdong province.
Earlier, Typhoon Saola struck the southern Philippines and brought heavy rains and strong winds.
Typhoon Saola caused heavy rains and flooding in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. Photo: GMA Network
Chinese forecasters say the path of Saola is currently unknown. However, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) has forecast that the storm will merge with Typhoon Haikui to form in the northwest Pacific Ocean on August 28.
Typhoon Haikui is forecast to move towards the Japanese island of Okinawa. The location of Tropical Storm Haikui along with Typhoon Saola could create a Fujiwara effect.
The Fujiwara effect is a phenomenon that can occur when two storms are 1,000 kilometers apart, affecting each other’s strength and speed.
by page focus on taiwan, Saola and Haikui are about 1,600 km apart, all heading west. CWB expert Lam Binh Duc said any interaction between the two storms would depend on whether Haikui strengthens or not.
There is a large low pressure area from the South China Sea to the Philippine Sea, where Saola and Haikui are active. In addition, there are several other tropical depressions that may interact with the above low pressure area as well as the two storms Saola and Haikui.
