Two provinces brace for typhoon's rain

Typhoon Chan-hom, which hit eastern coastal China on Saturday, is set to bring heavy rainstorms to Shandong and Liaoning provinces, but forecasters said the huge storm is expected to weaken as it moves northeast.

On Sunday, the National Meteorological Center downgraded the alert for Chan-hom from red to orange because the typhoon's strength will gradually ebb while it moves to coastal regions in Shandong and Liaoning.

Still, torrential rains and strong winds will be expected to hit Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces around the Yellow Sea on Monday, and heavy gales are forecast in the Yellow Sea, prompting the NMC to issue a blue rainstorm alert.