HANGZHOU (XINHUA) – Authorities in east China’s Zhejiang Province have taken precautions against Typhoon Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, which is expected to bring gales and rainstorms to the region.
At 9.30am yesterday, Zhejiang raised its emergency response for typhoon prevention to Level III.
In response, all 72 passenger ferry routes in Zhoushan City have been suspended.
In Ningbo City, a total of 20 coastal construction projects have been halted, and 352 vessels involved in these projects have been moved to safe waters to take shelter.
According to local meteorological authorities, Typhoon Pulasan was located approximately 405 kilometres southeast of Xiangshan County in Ningbo at 8am yesterday. It is forecast to move rapidly northwest at a speed of 40 to 45 kilometres per hour, with its intensity gradually increasing.
China’s National Meteorological Centre renewed its yellow alert for Typhoon Pulasan yesterday morning.
China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response, and a four-tier colour-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
