Two to three more typhoons have been forecast to hit China this
month, after Typhoon Haitang wreaked havoc in the southeast of the
country in mid-July, according to meteorologists on Tuesday.
Five to six tropical cyclones or typhoons are expected to be
formed at the northwestern Pacific and South China Sea in August,
and at least two could reach coastal areas of southeast China, said
Wang Yongguang from the China Meteorological Administration.
The No.9 tropical cyclone Matsa was observed forming on Sunday
over the ocean east of the Philippines and was moving towards China
at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
The first typhoon this year, Haitang, hit the island province of
Taiwan on July 18, late for the usual typhoon season of mid-June to
mid-October.
(Xinhua News Agency August 3, 2005)