Thousands evacuated as typhoon approaches
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China’s coastal provinces are evacuating tourists, fishermen and residents as Trami, the 12th typhoon to hit the country this year, approaches.
Some 1,550 tourists were evacuated from an island in Wenzhou City in eastern Zhejiang Province, due to strong winds triggered by approaching Trami, local authorities said yesterday.
All tourists on islands or off the coast in Ningbo City, also in Zhejiang, had been evacuated and activities at sea were halted as of noon yesterday.
Trami intensified into a typhoon at 10pm on Tuesday. The storm’s center was spotted 495 kilometers off the coast southeast of Wenzhou at 7am yesterday, packing wind speeds of 118.8kph, said the Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory.
The storm was expected to make landfall in neighboring Fujian Province late last night or early today.
Rain and strong gales began to hit coastal areas in Zhejiang from Tuesday night. Zhejiang’s meteorological authorities said the typhoon would bring days of rainfall and alleviate a drought that has been lingering in the province for weeks.
Local flood control authorities warned that downpours might trigger landslides since the heat and drought has loosened mountain soil.
The Fujian flood control headquarters told all fishing vessels to return to harbors and maritime fishery workers to evacuate by 6pm yesterday. Residents in low-lying areas have also been told to evacuate in time.
About 1,600 transport ships and 37,000 fishing boats have returned to harbor.
Passenger ship services linking Fujian and Taiwan have also been suspended.
About 6,000 soldiers have been deployed in key flood-prone areas in Fujian.
Trami will likely bring persistent rain and cause “quite large” floods in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said the region’s flood control headquarters.
The water level in more than 300 reservoirs has already exceeded alarm levels after Typhoon Utor last week.
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