Typhoon Juan Headed For Shaling

I just found out this morning that there is a strong typhoon headed towards southern China. Shaling is in Shenzhen City, which is basically a suburb of Hong Kong. Typhoon Juan (international name: Typhoon Megi) started as a Tropical Depression, then became a Tropical Storm, then progressed through every category of a Typhoon, reaching the maximum Category 5 (Super Typhoon) rating just as it hit the Philippines earlier this week.

After hitting the Philippines, it downgraded all of the way to a Category 2, but is now back up to a Category 4 and headed to the east of Hong Kong. Category 4 means it is has sustained winds of 135 m.p.h. Also, the storm is supposedly much larger in size than when it hit the Philippines, so a wide area of southern China is expected to be affected. Here are some pictures of the projection of the storm’s path:





Please pray with me for not only Shaling’s safety, but the safety of all of those she knows and cares for. I pray also the welfare center in which she resides is not damaged.

Here are some links to some news stories about this typhoon:

abs-cbn news

Washington Post