China News Service, Zhanjiang, July 20 (Liang Sheng and Liu Yulin) A reporter learned from the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration on the 20th that at 0:40 that day, the local area launched a typhoon level II response to face the typhoon "Chapaka".
According to news from the Zhanjiang City Meteorological Department, at 9 o'clock on the 20th, the center of this year’s No. 7 typhoon "Chapaka" is located on the South China Sea about 228 kilometers east of Zhanjiang City. The maximum wind force near the center is 13 (38 m/s). It landed on the coast from Taishan to Dianbai from the afternoon to the evening of the 20th. Affected by it, there will be strong winds along the coast of central and western Guangdong, and heavy rains along the coast of southern Guangdong.
It is understood that from the evening of the 19th, under the influence of "Chapaka", the wind on the coast of Zhanjiang has gradually increased.
At 0:40 on the 20th, the Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration initiated a typhoon level II response, and ordered all ships in the port to stop operations at 0:40 on the 20th, and gradually went to the anti-typhoon waters to prevent typhoon, and planned to enter all around 12:00 on the 20th. Anti-typhoon waters.
The Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration also coordinated the deployment of emergency forces, deploying 11 rescue boats including "South China Sea Rescue 510", "Zhangang Tug 602", "Offshore Oil 675" and "South China Sea 101" in Zhanjiang Port, the east and west of Leizhou Peninsula, and Qiongzhou Strait. Emergency preparedness in order to effectively and timely deal with all kinds of emergencies during the typhoon.
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