BEIJING: Zhejiang province has upgraded its typhoon emergency response to Level II, the second-highest level, from 10 am on Tuesday, as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, moves closer to the northern coast of the province, according to the local maritime safety administration.
According to the National Meteorological Center, with gales of 150 kilometers per hour, Muifa will move from the north to the northwest at a speed of 10 to 15 km/h and will gradually approach the coast from Wenling to Zhoushan in Zhejiang.
It is forecast to make landfall in the above-mentioned coastal areas from Wednesday afternoon to Wednesday night and will continue to move northward.
Meanwhile, the center has urged local authorities in affected areas to make emergency preparations for the typhoon and asked residents to avoid travel during periods of strong wind and rain.
In Zhejiang, all offshore fishing boats were ordered to return to port to take shelter from the heavy rains and strong gales before noon on Tuesday, and all recreational fishing boats were closed for hire before 6 pm on Tuesday, with all marine aquaculture personnel evacuated. As of 11 am on Tuesday, all 11,680 marine fishing vessels at sea from across the province had arrived at ports to shelter.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
