China issues red alert for ocean waves as Typhoon Nepartak approaches

Overcast weather over Haining, East China's Zhejiang province as Typhoon Nepartak approaches on July 7, 2016. [Photo/IC]

Typhoon Nepartak made landfall on Saturday afternoon in east China's Fujian Province, bringing with it gales and downpours, local weather bureau said.

The first typhoon of the season landed at 1:45 p.m. in Shishi City, packing winds of up to about 100 km per hour.

A red rainstorm alert has been issued in Putian City, which experienced more than 250 millimeters of precipitation in four hours early this morning.

Over 22,600 people have been dispatched to check the city's water projects, local flood control headquarters said.

Over 100 trains have been canceled this weekend, and road traffic has been disrupted.

Typhoon Nepartak made first landfall early on Friday in eastern Taiwan, packing winds of up to 190 km per hour gusting up to 234 km per hour.

China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Friday issued this year's first red alert for ocean waves.

The SOA estimated that from Friday night to Saturday, sea waves as high as nine meters will emerge in Taiwan Strait, while coastal waters near Fujian province will see waves as high as six meters.

The SOA also issued a yellow alert storm tides and estimated that the sea level off Fujian province will rise up to 150 centimeters.