South Chinas coastal regions, including Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi, have actually been placed on high alert as Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon of the year, made landfall near Jiangmen city in Guangdong at around 5:50 p.m.
on Sunday.As of 7 a.m.
Sunday, Typhoon Wipha was located at 21.7 degrees north latitude and 114.9 degrees east longitude, with maximum wind speeds near its center reaching 33 meters per second.
It is expected to move westward at around 25 kilometers per hour, with its intensity continuing to enhance, according to meteorological forecasts.In Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province, where strong winds and heavy rains are anticipated, authorities raised the tropical storm alert to red.
They updated the emergency situation reaction for typhoon control to Level I at 3 a.m.
Sunday, according to the regional meteorological bureau.The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was temporarily closed in reaction to the tropical cyclone.
Outbound custom-mades clearance at Zhuhai Port of the bridge was suspended at 2:30 a.m., followed by the closure of the primary bridge at 3:30 a.m., according to the bridges management bureau.School classes, transportation and business activities have been suspended throughout Zhuhai, and citizens have actually been prompted to stay indoors.Shenzhen, another seaside city, activated a Level IV emergency situation action at 9 a.m.
Saturday and provided an orange alert citywide at 9:50 a.m.
Sunday.As of 8 p.m.
Saturday, 929 indoor emergency situation shelters had been opened throughout Shenzhen.
Worker and cars were deployed to examine key locations, consisting of building sites, harmful slopes and worn out buildings, according to the citys flood, drought and tropical cyclone control headquarters.According to the Guangdong Emergency Management Bureau, as of 7 a.m.
on Sunday, a total of 440,400 people had been left from both land and sea areas throughout the province.At 8:30 a.m.
on Sunday, Hainan Province raised its emergency situation action for flood and tropical cyclone control from Level IV to Level III, as strong winds and rainstorms are anticipated to impact the island province between Sunday and Tuesday, according to the provincial emergency situation management bureau.In the provincial capital of Haikou, different departments are taking safety measures ahead of the typhoon.The maritime authority is performing electronic assessments in impacted waters, maintaining real-time vessel monitoring and releasing personnel for on-site checks.Water affairs departments have actually organized drainage teams to examine and maintain facilities, opened manhole covers in advance to help with drainage, and set up warning signs.The power department has actually stationed repair cars in key locations, while emergency strategies have been triggered for veggie reserves to guarantee market supply.In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, torrential rains are forecast to affect southern areas from Sunday to Tuesday, according to the local meteorological bureau.
At 10 a.m.
on Sunday, the local meteorological observatory raised the hurricane alert from Level IV to Level III and upgraded its emergency situation action for major meteorological disasters connected to tropical cyclones to Level III.The hurricane is expected to directly affect Weizhou Island, according to the regions maritime authorities.
To make sure navigational safety, ferry services in between Beihai City Port and Weizhou Island were suspended beginning Sunday afternoon.Chinas nationwide observatory provided a yellow alert for Typhoon Wipha on Saturday.China has a four-tier emergency reaction system, with Level I being the most serious reaction, and a four-tier color-coded weather alerting system, with red representing the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.