Typhoon Rumbia is still potent as it churns north

Dong Lin, a senior engineer at the National Meteorological Center, said the country has been stricken by more typhoons this year, many of which have lasted a long time rather than dissipating - bringing strong winds and rain as Rumbia has - even though they landed with fairly low intensity.

"Special attention needs to be paid to prevent geographical disasters when such typhoons occur," she said.

The China Meteorological Administration and the Ministry of Water Resources have jointly issued an alert for mountain flooding in Liaoning, Gansu and Qinghai provinces. An alert was also issued jointly with the Ministry of Natural Resources for geological disasters triggered by downpours in some areas in Liaoning and Shandong provinces.

The meteorologists also warn of the increasing flood risk in urban areas and in some small and medium-sized rivers in Liaoning and Shandong.

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