China evacuates 865,000 as super typhoon Chan-Hom barrels toward east coast
Updated: 2015-07-11 08:00
By ZHOU WENTING in Shanghai and YAN YIQI in Hangzhou(China Daily/Xinhua)
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Fishing boats anchor in a port in Daishan county, Zhejiang province, on Friday, to shelter from Typhoon Chan-Hom, which is predicted to make landfall on Saturday. [Photo by Shen Lei/China Daily] |
The Ministry of Civil Affairs required subdepartments in the affected areas to stand by round-the-clock and publish timely warnings. Residents were advised to purchase and store daily necessities for one to three days.
Shanghai took various precautions to prepare for the upcoming storm. All scheduled bullet trains on Friday and Saturday running between Shanghai and the coastal cities of Fuzhou,Xiamen, Shenzhen and Guangzhou have been suspended, along with the high-speed trains to Wenzhou and Cangnan county in Zhejiang.
Metro Line 16, which meanders through the coastal suburb of Pudong New Area, will apply speed-limiting measures to its trains running above ground, or even on the ground if winds remain lower than 62 km/h. They will be taken out of service if the winds reach 89 km/h.
In Zhejiang province, coastal cities, including Wenzhou and Taizhou, have raised the typhoon alarm to the top level, which requires all outdoor activities to cease. People living and working in dangerous areas will be evacuated, and all ships and boats must return to ports.
In Taizhou, 120,000 people, including local officials and armed police, formed 6,700 teams-an average of 18 people per team-to deal with emergencies when the typhoon hits.
Hu Yaowen, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Office, said the province has checked dangerous areas along the coastline to make sure that damage to local residents will be minimized.
Hu said that since the typhoon will hover over the province for two to three days, geological hazards including landslides and mudslides may become major threats.
Another typhoon, Nangka, that has formed in the northwest Pacific Ocean is expected to move northwest and is unlikely to strike the country.
Typhoon Linfa, the previous typhoon to hit China, made landfall in Guangdong province on Thursday, bringing torrential rains to the coastal area. No casualties were reported.
Contact the writer at zhouwenting@chinadaily.com.cn
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