The strong Typhoon Sinlaku, the 13th tropical storm so far this year, weakened comparatively on Friday morning and was approaching the coastal areas of southeast China, Xinhua quoted a provincial weather authority as saying today. Typhoon Sinlaku was expected to hit northeastern Taiwan on Saturday afternoon and land in the coastal Zhejiang Province and Fujian Province on Sunday and Monday, said Zhou Fu, the Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory head. The center of Typhoon Sinlaku was 682 kilometers from Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province at 9 a.m. on Friday, he said. Heavy rains were forecast in the northeastern regions of Fujian, middle and eastern parts of Zhejiang over the next two days because of Typhoon Sinlaku, and there could be torrential rains in some regions of Zhejiang. The coastal Taizhou City and Wenling City have banned all ships from going to the sea for fear of the typhoon.
