BEIJING: Typhoons Saola and Haikui have caused floods and geological disasters in southern and eastern provinces that have been on high alert as authorities further suspended railway transportation and schools.
Saola made landfall on Saturday in Guangdong province and Haikui was forecast to make a second landfall in coastal areas near the border of Guangdong and Fujian provinces on Tuesday, after it landed in Taiwan on Sunday. The combined effects of the typhoons wreaked havoc on the southern regions of China, the National Meteorological Center said. Guangdong and Fujian have been hit heaviest by the typhoons.
From Monday to Tuesday, all schools in Xiamen, Fujian province will be suspended due to the impact brought by Typhoon Haikui, the city’s education bureau said. On Sunday, the education bureau of Chaozhou city in Guangdong issued a notice that primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, nurseries and training institutions will suspend classes from Monday. Students who attend boarding schools will return after the rainstorm warning is lifted.
The Shanghai bureau of China Railway has suspended the operation of 47 passenger trains passing through Hangzhou in Zhejiang and Shenzhen in Guangdong starting from Monday. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
