GUANGZHOU: While the coastal provinces of Guangdong and Fujian have enjoyed 
little time to recover after being hard hit by Typhoon Bilis, both locations are 
on high alert as Typhoon Kaemi approaches. 
 
 
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 Police soldiers and fishers work to be prepared for the 
 upcoming typhoon Kaemi in Taizhou, east Fujian Province on July 24, 2006. 
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As of 2 
pm yesterday, the eye of Kaemi was located about 220 kilometres east of 
Hengchun, Taiwan Province, and was moving northwestward at 18 to 20 kilometres 
per hour, sources with the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau said. 
The typhoon was expected to hit the central and southern parts of Taiwan's 
eastern coastal areas sometime between last night and this morning. 
"It will pass across the Taiwan Straits and land in the central and southern 
areas of Fujian Tuesday night or Wednesday morning," Lu Shan, chief forecaster 
of the bureau, said. 
The Office of Flood and Drought Relief in Fujian Province ordered all vessels 
to return to harbour last night and local governments have been advised to pay 
special attention to the safety of people living in temporary shelters in coal 
mines and mountainous areas. 
The office also asked local governments to boost patrols along reservoirs and 
dams in preparation for further flooding after Bilis struck the province last 
week. 
At least 43 people died and more than 3 million in Fujian have been affected 
since Typhoon Bilis swept over most of the province. 
Because of Kaemi, most areas in Guangdong will again see rainstorms starting 
tonight. The eastern areas and two mountainous cities of Meizhou and Heyuan, 
which were severely hit by Bilis after July 14, will again be hit by heavy rain. 
"Although Kaemi is not expected to land in Guangdong, we advised relevant 
government departments to draft plans to guide against further potential natural 
disasters," Lu said in an interview with China Daily yesterday. 
Kaemi will also bring strong gale winds to the eastern coastal areas in 
Guangdong, Lu said. 
"Special attention should be given to the areas flooded by Bilis, which 
killed 612 people in China, to prevent further flooding," Lu said. 
"Reservoirs and rivers in flood-hit areas can hold no more water after Bilis 
swept through." 
The flood and drought relief office in Guangdong, together with other 
government organizations, held a working conference yesterday afternoon to 
develop measures to call fishermen back to shore, check and protect reservoirs, 
monitor natural disasters such as floods and landslides and arrange the safe 
evacuation of citizens.