Hong Kong CNN —A growing typhoon is sweeping across the Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines, with forecasters warning it could strengthen into a supertyphoon and press on towards Taiwan, Hong Kong or mainland China later this week.
Typhoon Doksuri began as a tropical storm in the Western Pacific on Sunday morning, according to the United States’ Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
That could increase to about 18 inches of rainfall by Wednesday as the typhoon intensifies and heads toward the northern part of the South China Sea – spelling potential trouble for Taiwan, Hong Kong, and parts of southern China.
The Hong Kong Observatory has asked the public to monitor weather announcements, warning the typhoon will bring high heat and thunderstorms ahead of its arrival.
The city has just experienced another storm, Typhoon Talim, a week ago, which prompted authorities to close schools and the stock market.
Persons:
Doksuri, Ferdinand R, Marcos Jr, Talim
Organizations:
Hong Kong CNN, Pacific, Warning, Pagasa, South China, Hong, Philippine, Hong Kong Observatory
Locations:
Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, China, United States, Luzon, South, Taiwan Strait, China’s Guangdong, “