Heavy rains disrupt urban areas and submerge farmlands in China after Typhoon Wipha:: Aired:: Fujian Province, China:: Liaoning Province, China:: Shandong Province, ChinaSouthern regions, including coastal Fujian province,

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Storm Wipha is causing strong winds of 62–102 kph in the islands and coastal areas of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong in northern Vietnam and is expected to make landfall around 10 a.m. today.

Tropical storm Wipha was set to cross Vietnam's northern coastline on Tuesday morning, with almost 350,000 soldiers on standby as the state weather agency forecast up to 50 cm (20 inches) of rainfall that could cause flooding and mudslides.

BEIJING -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday upgraded its emergency response for flood and typhoon control to Level III in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan in response to Typhoon Wipha. It maintained the Level IV emergency response to the typhoon in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The Observatory has raised the 10 storm signal, as hurricane-force Wipha descends on China’s southern coast. After hoisting highest storm signal at 9:20am on Sunday, the Observatory said that the alert would probably stay in place for some time: “Do not go outside and stay away from exposed windows and doors.

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.