East China province braces for dual approaching typhoons

East China's Fujian Province on Thursday launched an emergency typhoon response, as the 14th and 15th named storms of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season move toward the coastal region. The provincial flood control headquarters urged fishing vessels to anchor in harbors before 3 p.m. on Thursday. At 5 a.m. on Thursday, Typhoon Tembin was 310 km northeast of Eluanbi at the southernmost tip of Taiwan, and was still growing, according to the National Meteorological Center. Typhoon Bolaven was further away -- about 1,800 km east of China's coast. Chen Rongkai, vice governor of Fujian and commander-in-chief of the provincial flood control headquarters, said the two typhoons are still gaining power as they move toward the eastern coast. Due to their effects, stormy weather may last for eight days in Fujian. Many water conservancy facilities in Fujian have been impaired after a year that has seen the province hit by many storms, including typhoons Kai-Tak and Haikui in August. The headquarters urged local authorities to reinforce patrols along dams and embankments to prevent flooding disasters.