Taiwan on Thursday issued a sea warning for Typhoon Krosa which was moving slowly towards Taiwan from the Philippine Sea, reported dpa. By 5:30 pm (0930 GMT), the centre of Krosa was 690 kilometres south-west of Taiwan's southern tip, moving at 15 kilometres per hour (kph) in a northwesterly direction towards Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. The typhoon packed centre winds of 173 kph and gusts of 209 kph. The CWB is expected to issue a land warning for Krosa Friday. Krosa is one of two typhoons affecting Asia. The other, Lekima, hit China's Hainan Island Tuesday and lashed central Vietnam Wednesday night before moving towards Laos and Thailand later Thursday. Lekima forced evacuation of tens of thousands of people in coastal areas on Hainan Island and in Vietnam, leaving at least 3 dead and 58 injured in Vietnam.
