South China's island province of Hainan has launched various precautions measures and timely responses against Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall in the province on Friday afternoon.
Super Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall on the coast of the province's Wenchang City at 16:20 Friday with a maximum center wind speed of over 62 meters per second, according to China Meteorological Administration.
Over 410,000 people had been relocated across the province as of 9:00 Friday, all 89 A-level tourism scenic areas in Hainan were closed, and traffic control were implemented on roads, bridges and tunnels in disaster-prone areas, according to the province's designated emergency command center against the typhoon.
In Wenchang City, some communication facilities failed or were damaged due to strong winds since Friday morning, and emergency repair teams were dispatched to the scene in rainstorms.
"One of our tasks now is to pull down the broken optical cables and store them properly to prevent production safety accidents, and another task is to connect new lines. This morning we organized three teams to carry out emergency repairs in different directions," said Xu Guan, general manager of China Telecom Wenchang Branch.
As of 12:00 Friday, the provincial communications administration mobilized local companies to dispatch more than 4,500 people to carry out communications support work, with more than 7,500 communication base stations and over 420 important transmission lines checked.
At present, the province has dispatched 78 sets of emergency support equipment and urgently deployed 395 emergency generators.
Wenchang City also formed several medical emergency teams to go down to the front line of towns and villages to strengthen the medical emergency response force in the towns.
Wenchang City dispatched 11 medical emergency teams from three municipal hospitals and local health centers to five townships of Puqian, Jinshan, Wengtian, Fengpo, and Changsa.
These 11 teams were equipped with medicines according to emergency rescue needs, and were well prepared for on-site rescue and blood reserves. Meanwhile, local hospitals have also ensured that all ambulances are in normal condition and ready for emergency dispatches at any time.
At the Puqian Township Healthcare Center in Wenchang, local medical staff are working with the emergency medical team sent from a municipal hospital to make preparations for medical supplies storage and disease prevention and control before the typhoon hits.
"We immediately went to the drug store to purchase drugs, and our epidemic prevention and control team has prepared the disinfection reagents for post-disaster sanitation and epidemic prevention," said Chen Mingwu, deputy leader of the medical emergency team of Puqian Township Healthcare Center.
"The most common injuries in a typhoon are external injuries. We have made emergency reserves both outside and inside the hospital, and our emergency team members will stick to their posts to deal with emergencies caused by typhoons," said Yang Zhaowu, director of medical affairs department at Wenchang People's Hospital.
Hainan stays alert against Typhoon Yagi with full preparations, mobilization
