The coastal city of Dalian in?the northeastern province
of?Liaoning?was
spared devastation Monday as typhoon Matsa weakened to a low
pressure.
According to the Dalian Observatory, typhoon Matsa, the ninth
tropical storm this year, reached the southern offing of Bohai Sea
in the afternoon of August 8 and lingered around its central and
southern parts.
By Tuesday morning, Matsa had weakened to a low pressure, and
trailed off in Longwangtang Town between Dalian and Lüshun at 7:10 AM.
Central air pressure was 99,500 Pa and wind power a high of level
6.
The Dalian Observatory decided not to sound the tropical cyclone
alarm.
Heavy rain and storms hit Dalian at about 1:00 AM Monday. As at
8:00 AM Tuesday, the city collected rainfall of about 175
millimeters.
(China.org.cn by Zhou Jing, August 9, 2005)
