FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts the metal structure of a fallen sign before carrying it to truck after Typhoon Koinu passed the southern tip of Taiwan, in Kenting, Taiwan October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSHANGHAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - China warned on Saturday of big waves, heavy rain and strong wind as Typhoon Koinu approaches the southern province of Guangdong and Hainan island. Koinu, which means "puppy" in Japanese, is heading west along China's southern coast at a speed of 5-10 kph, the National Meteorological Centre. It is expected to weaken into a strong tropical storm from late on Monday. Koinu had killed one person and injured almost 400 people in Taiwan, causing some of the most extensive damage on remote Orchid Island off the island's east coast.

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Persons: Koinu, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, South China, State Oceanic Administration, National Meteorological, Shanghai, Thomson Locations: Taiwan, Kenting, China, Guangdong, Hainan, South