Precautions taken against typhoon Yagi in China's southern regions

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Precautions taken against typhoon Yagi in China's southern regions

2024-09-05 18:58 Last Updated At：19:37

Local authorities in China's southern regions have taken various precautions to gear up for the approaching Typhoon Yagi.

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters raised its emergency response for flood and typhoon prevention from level III to level II in Guangdong and Hainan provinces at 15:00 on Thursday, as Typhoon Yagi approaches.

The eye of Yagi, the 11th typhoon of the year, was located on the sea approximately 540 km southeast of Xuwen County, Guangdong Province, at 14:00 on Thursday.

Yagi is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon or evening somewhere between the city of Qionghai in Hainan and Maoming City in Guangdong.

Affected by Yagi, parts of Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan will be pounded by rainstorms in the next three days.

China has a four-tier flood-control emergency-response system, with Level I being the most severe response. Haikou, capital of Hainan, began suspension of work, schools, public transportation and other services starting from Thursday noon. Multiple scenic spots across Hainan have been temporarily closed.

All inbound and outbound flights at Haikou Meilan International Airport are canceled from 20:00 Thursday to Friday midnight.

The high-speed railway loop line in the province of Hainan and Haikou city train services are suspended starting at 18:00 Thursday.

Additionally, taxi, bus and other passenger transport services in Haikou will temporarily cease operations from 22:00 Thursday.

The maritime police in Hainan has initiated a series of emergency plans, guiding vessels in implementing all necessary precautions in response to the typhoon.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is fully prepared to respond to Typhoon Yagi, as the Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that it would issue gale or storm signal No. 8 at around 18:20 local time.

The Education Bureau of the HKSAR government has announced the suspension of classes for all primary and secondary schools on Thursday and Friday.

Zhejiang, Jiangsu evacuate residents as Typhoon Bebinca lands in east China

2024-09-16 11:19 Last Updated At：11:37

Authorities in east China's coastal provinces Zhejiang and Jiangsu have launched emergency evacuation of residents to help mitigate the impact of Typhoon Bebinca -- the 13th typhoon of the year.

In Zhejiang's Pinghu City, communities have started the relocation work. The old town area of Xindai, home to about 1,400 permanent residents, including some 30 percent elderly, has been a focus of evacuation efforts.

Over 50 elderly residents have been evacuated to a temporary courtyard shelter, where they have plenty of space for meals and walking around. The shelter is equipped with folding beds, food, drinking water and medical staff standing by to address any health concerns.

The province also raised its emergency response for typhoon prevention to level II.

In Jiangsu Province, Nantong City has conducted comprehensive safety inspections and organized evacuations in key areas.

Nantong's Rugao Port on the Yangtze River was shutdown on Sunday afternoon.

All workers at the Zhangjiagang-Jingjiang-Rugao Bridge construction site -- located at a river shoal -- are evacuated ahead of the storm attack.

"From the temporary ferry to the Rugao-Zhangjiagang ferry, we have evacuated a total of 428 people. So far, all construction personnel of the Zhangjinggao Bridge within the scope of this construction site have been evacuated to our shelter," said Ding Xiaoxing, chief engineer of Rugao Water Affairs Department.

Authorities in Nantong has evacuated more than 1,400 people and over 200 vessels along the coastal area under its jurisdiction.

Making landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, Typhoon Bebinca is the most powerful tropical cyclone directly hitting the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades.