This year's No. 6 typhoon "Mikra" is generated in Fujian and launched a third-level response to typhoon prevention

　　China News Service, Fuzhou, August 10 (Reporter Long Min). The tropical depression in the South China Sea that formed on the evening of the 9th strengthened to the sixth typhoon "Mikra" (tropical storm class) this year at 11 o'clock on the 10th. According to the Fujian Meteorological Observatory, the center of the typhoon will move northward at a speed of 25-30 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will gradually increase (the strongest can reach the level of a severe tropical storm), approaching the central and southern coast of Fujian Province, and may be at 11 November. It landed in the coastal area from Xiamen to Lianjiang in the morning.

　　At 11 o'clock today, the center of "Mikra" is about 540 kilometers south of Xiamen (19.6 degrees north latitude, 118.5 degrees east longitude), and the maximum wind speed near the center is 18 meters per second (level 8).

　　In the face of the typhoon approaching, Fujian has "moved after hearing the wind." At 10 o'clock on the 10th, the Fujian Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a typhoon level III emergency response.

　　Affected by the typhoon, there will be violent storms along the coast of Fujian. According to the forecast of the Fujian Meteorological Observatory, from the afternoon of the 10th to the 11th during the day, the winds of the Taiwan Bank Fishing Grounds, Minnan Fishing Grounds, and Minzhong Fishing Grounds will be 8-9, and gusts 10-11; the typhoon center passing by the nearby sea gusts can reach 12 or more; Coastal wind force 8-9, gust 10-12; southern and northern coastal wind force 6-7, gust 8-9. At the same time, from the night of the 10th to the day of the 11th, heavy rains occurred in the coastal areas of Fujian, and heavy rains to heavy rains occurred in the central coastal areas.

　　Meteorological experts suggest that ships sailing or operating in the typhoon-affected sea area should return to the port in time to avoid wind or avoid the affected area; the coastal aquaculture facilities in the central and southern coastal areas need to be reinforced in advance to prevent the hazards of strong winds and huge waves; and pay attention to prevent heavy rainfall in the central and southern regions. Secondary disasters such as mountain torrents, urban and rural waterlogging and landslides, landslides, and mudslides. (Finish)