Warning issued as Typhoon Krosa heads towards Taiwan
Pastor Dale Morgan
Warning issued as Typhoon Krosa heads towards Taiwan*
TAIPEI, Oct 4 (AFP) Oct 04, 2007
Weathermen in Taiwan on Thursday urged ships and residents to take
precautions against Typhoon Krosa which is gaining momentum and heading
towards the island.
"Typhoon Krosa is gaining strength and expanding its radius while
approaching Taiwan," the official Central Weather Bureau said in its
first warning of the typhoon at 5:30 pm (0930 GMT.)
It called on ships sailing off Taiwan to heighten vigilance while
shuttle ferry services between Taiwan and several offshore islets were
suspended.
The scheduled rehearsal of National Day celebrations, including the
first military parade in 16 years, will also be postponed from Sunday to
Monday, the government spokesman's office said. The National Day falls
on Wednesday.
With a radius of 250 kilometres (155 miles,) Krosa, meaning crane in
Khmer, was 690 kilometres east-southeast off Oluanpi, the southernmost
tip of the island, at 5:30 pm.
Packing winds gusting up to 173 kilometres per hour, it was moving
northwest at a speed of 15 kilometres an hour.