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A standby signal No.1 has been issued in Hong Kong, while the Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau has issued a white typhoon warning.
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The first storm is currently forecast to arrive in southwest Guangdong province at around noon on September 13. The weather system began as a low-pressure area south of Taiwan yesterday morning and was upgraded to a tropical depression later in the day.
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Typhoon Mangkhut
The second storm, Typhoon Mangkhut, is big, and experts are warning that it has the potential to develop into a super typhoon.
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Storm tracking platforms indicate Typhoon Mangkhut will pass slightly to the north of the Philippines on Saturday, September 15, before continuing west towards Guangdong province.
© Image | Sofreight Although typhoon Mangkhut is possible to change course, the storm appears set to make landfall in or around the Pearl River Delta on either September 16 or 17.
As of 3pm yesterday, Mangkhut was releasing gusts of up to 185 kilometers per hour, according to an estimate published by the Philippine Star.
By Saturday morning, wind strength may reach 240 kilometers per hour near the eye of the storm.
Attention!!!
Dual typhoons are coming, shippers and forwarders who are shiping in South China, please pay close attention to port information and weather forecast, and make an bepreparation for typhoons!
