Authorities on Friday ordered the evacuation of roughly 300,000 people and halted public transportation in eastern China as a result of Typhoon Gaemi, which had already resulted in five deaths in Taiwan. Gaemi, the strongest typhoon to strike Taiwan in eight years, made land on Thursday, flooding sections of the region’s second largest city.
On its way to Taiwan, the Typhoon even intensified the Philippines ‘ annual storms, causing floods and landslides that led to 20 deaths.
Due to the severe weather circumstances, a ship carrying 1.4 million liters of fuel sank off Manila, prompting authorities to take immediate action to stop a possible energy flow.
By the time Typhoon Gaemi reached China’s eastern Fujian province shortly before 8: 00pm local time ( 1200 GMT ) on Thursday, it had already weakened, according to state media.
China has been experiencing a summer full of severe conditions. The eastern and southern regions of the nation have experienced heavy rains, while the northern regions have experienced subsequent wildfires. China is the world’s top emission of greenhouse gases, which is thought to be a contributing factor to these circumstances.
Authorities in China warned that Typhoon Gaemi did enact severe flooding and bring heavy rain. More than 290, 000 people were relocated in Fujian state, and public transportation, offices, schools, and businesses were shut down in various places to plan for the wind.
State broadcaster CCTV in the surrounding Zhejiang province aired footage on Friday of streets turning into streams and blocking trees. Motorbikes were seen struggling through knee-high waterways. Wenzhou area, which has a community of nine million, issued its highest alert for thunderstorms and evacuated almost 7, 000 individuals as a precaution.
According to state media, Typhoon Gaemi would cause significant precipitation to fall in northern Jiangxi and the Henan provinces. In Guangdong state, the most popular in China, some passenger train companies were suspended on Friday in anticipation of the typhoon’s appearance.
According to the standard China Weather Network, which was cited by CCTV, the typhoon was moving northwest at about 20 kilometers per hour and was “gradually weakening” as it made its way toward Jiangxi by later Friday evening.
No deaths or injuries have been reported in China as of yet as a result of the storms. But, heavy rains this week in the northern province of Gansu caused one dying and three people to go missing.
As China entered its most severe flood time, President Xi Jinping presided over a conference of the nation’s top leadership on Thursday.
” We must make sure that we are fully prepared to deal with the flood and safeguard the life and components of our people,” the authorities said.
