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A man braves heavy showers and winds while inspecting his corn farm as Typhoon Saola brushes past Ilagan City, Isabela Province, August 27, 2023. /CFP
A typhoon dumped heavy rains in the northern Philippines but didn't make landfall as it moved north aiming at China's southern coast.
Flooding in low-lying villages displaced more than 2,300 people, most of whom sought shelter in government evacuation centers, disaster-response officials in the northern Philippines said. No casualties have been reported.
Weather authorities warned of the risk of further floods and landslides, especially in mountainous areas that had seen heavy rains over the past few days.
The typhoon advanced with maximum winds of 155 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 190 kph, according to the Philippine weather bureau.
Inter-island ferries and cargo vessels were barred from leaving ports in some areas of the northern Philippines.
In southeast China's Fujian Province, the port city of Xiamen suspended ferry services starting Tuesday.
Typhoon Saola was expected to further weaken and may hit the southern tip of the Taiwan Island on Wednesday. Most weather maps put the typhoon on course toward China's Hong Kong and the southern edge of the Chinese mainland later this week.
The local weather bureau on the Taiwan Island said it expects to issue a sea warning and possibly a land warning as the typhoon approaches.
Last month, Typhoon Doksuri lashed the northern Philippines, displacing thousands, before making landfall and causing deadly floods in China.
(With inputs from AP)
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