China braced for Typhoon Nida and issued a red alert ahead of its landfall in the southern areas on Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled on the mailnland and Hong Kong. China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) issued the red alert for ocean waves and storm tides as Typhoon Nida, packing winds of 130 kilometers per hour, approaches the mainland. Typhoon Nida is expected to land in Guangdong Province early tomorrow, probably around the Pearl River Delta, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. From Monday night, sea waves as high as 11 metres are expected in the northern South China Sea, while the southern Taiwan Strait will witness waves as high as seven meters. Typhoon Nida will make landfall in south China’s Guangdong Province tomorrow.

Source: Hindustan Times August 01, 2016 14:03 UTC