He Wipha typhoon touched land on the afternoon of this Sunday in the city of Taishanin the Southeast Chinese province of Canton, causing the evacuation of 669,162 people and the activation of emergency measures in several locations, including the suspension of classes and transport.
According to the National Meteorological Center (CMN) of China, the typhoon, The sixth of the year in the countryreached the Cantonese coast at 17.50 local time (09.50 GMT) with maximum winds of up to 33 meters per second. After his arrival, He weakened and passed from typhoon to severe tropical storm, CCTV state television reported.
Four cities, Zhuhai, Yangjiang, Jiangmen and Maoming, and fifteen counties activated the first level emergency response, the maximum in the Chinese system for these types of situations. Among them, Zhuhai and Yangjiang suspended all school, economic and transport activities from Sunday morning.
In addition, The authorities suspended several railway lines between Sunday and Monday Due to the impact of the typhoon, Chinese state media reported.
Hong Kong
For its part, the Hong Kong semi -autonoma region He issued his highest storm alert this Sunday for the passage of Wipha that, with winds of more than 167 kilometers per hour, caused heavy rains in the city, the cancellation of more than 200 flights and more than 30 injuredaccording to the Hongkonese newspaper South China Morning Post.
According to local meteorologists, Wipha The western coast of Canton will cross from this to west And he will enter the Gulf of Beibu on Monday, before heading to the Northeast Coast of Vietnam.
Experts cited by the Global Times local newspaper said that Wipha I could touch land more than once in cantonat risk of strong winds and heavy rains.
Wipha is the sixth typhoon of the season in the Asian region. In early July, Danas touched land twice in the eastern province of Zhejiang after causing at least two dead and hundreds of injured in Taiwan.
