Tropical storm Lekima, the 15th tropical storm for this year, is
expected to lash south China with heavy rain and strong gales
during the weeklong National Day holiday period, said sources with
the provincial meteorological observatory of Guangdong on Sunday.
Formed at 11?AM on Sunday over the South China Sea, the
tropical storm was located at 15.3 degrees north and 115.6 degrees
east, according to the observatory.
Lekima is packing winds of about 65 kilometers per hour at its
eye and is heading westward at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per
hour, and is gaining momentum.
It is forecast to unleash rain and gales on south China's
Guangdong and Hainan Provinces, and tourists to the coastal areas
are warned to be on alert during the first two or three days of the
"golden week".
Lekima is a type of fruit in Vietnam.
(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2007)