Typhoon headed for southern China

Typhoon Megi that hit the Philippines on Monday killing 20 people is headed for southern China.  Authorities are ordering ships to remain docked as southern China is preparing.  According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the storm’s winds have weakened, but they are expected to strengthen over the next two days and hit China’s Guandong province on Saturday.  In a southern island, people are stocking up on food, vegetables, and bottled water.  In Hong Kong, they are a little bit calmer because their infrastructure has held up well against the annual summer typhoons.  People are urged to make sure their windows are properly bolted and avoid the coastline.  Small vessels are ordered to return to shore. 

It seems like they are preparing quite well for this event.  They have issued warnings and urged people to stay away from the coastline.  This shows their government has a pretty good infrastructure.  With all this preparation, there should not be too much damage in the aftermath.  However, it’s not easy to predict exactly what will happen.  This is not the first time an event like this has hit this area, so the people should be educated on what to do when this event occurs.


http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2010-10-20-china-typhoon_N.htm