Tstations recording lows below 17 degrees Celcius. The lowest reading was 16.4 degrees at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park, marking the coldest temperature since autumn began.
Meanwhile, as cited in an Associated Press report, parts of coastal southern China suspended ferry services as a major storm passed into the South China Sea, bringing high winds and heavy waves to much of the region.
The storm was downgraded yesterday from Typhoon Man-yi, which had caused seven deaths in the Philippines and worsened the crisis caused by back-to-back storms that battered the disaster-prone nation.
It is now categorized as a low-pressure area lingering south of China’s Hainan Island, according to the Hong Kong Observatory, with maximum sustained winds of 40 kilometers per hour.
Climatologists have predicted a greater frequency of such storms, but better preparedness and early warning systems in the Asia Pacific nations most affected have helped mitigate some of the most severe consequences. LV
