China News Service, Wenzhou, July 21 (Reporter Fan Yubin) On the 21st, this year's No. 6 typhoon "Fireworks" has been upgraded to a strong typhoon level. The maritime departments of Wenzhou and Taizhou in the southeastern coastal cities of Zhejiang have launched Class III warnings for water typhoon defense. .
At 11 o'clock on the 21st, this year's No. 6 typhoon "Fireworks" was located at 24.2°N latitude and 127.8°E longitude, with a maximum wind speed of 42m/s and a central pressure of 955hPa.
It is expected that the "fireworks" will move into the southeastern part of the East China Sea around the evening of the 23rd, and gradually approach the coast of Zhejiang.
According to the typhoon dynamics and development trends, the Wenzhou Maritime Safety Administration issued a level III warning for water typhoon defense at 10 o'clock on the 21st.
The local maritime department has sent a number of law enforcement units to conduct a comprehensive survey of hidden dangers in coastal construction work areas, sheltered anchorages and other typhoon prevention points, inspect the implementation of typhoon prevention measures of relevant units in the jurisdiction, and promptly supervise and urge the crew of the sheltered ships to implement a 24-hour watch.
Photo courtesy of Wenzhou Maritime Safety Administration of Zhejiang Wenzhou fishing boat returning to port
Cai Yunle, Mocheng Marine Patrol Law Enforcement Brigade of Wenzhou Aojiang Maritime Department said: "In order to minimize the loss caused by typhoons and ensure a stable water safety situation, our maritime department sends typhoon warning information to ships in a timely manner and informs all ships to return to port for shelter as soon as possible. At the same time, through AIS, CCTV and other informational means, the dynamics of ships in the port are surveyed and statistics, and maritime patrol boats and law enforcement personnel are dispatched to carry out uninterrupted water safety inspections, check the berthing situation of ships, and timely find and eliminate water defense tyres. Security risks."
Affected by the typhoon, strong winds of magnitude 7-8 have blown along the coast of Zhejiang, with the maximum wave height of 4.1 meters.
At present, all passenger routes of Wenzhou Nanji and Beiji have been suspended, 1,485 tourists on the island have been evacuated, and 11 coastal hydraulic projects have been suspended. Among them, they participated in the Huaneng Cangnan No. 4 Wind Farm and Zhejiang San'ao Nuclear Power Plant. The 33 operating vessels and more than 600 construction workers involved in the construction of the project have also been evacuated to safe waters for shelter from the wind as planned.
It is reported that all construction ships, muck ships, and mud ships along the coast of Wenzhou were evacuated to safe waters for shelter from the wind before 12:00 on the 21st, and 168 ships have been anchored at anchorages to shelter from the wind.
Zhejiang Wenzhou Maritime Department boarded the ship to inspect the implementation of anti-typhoon measures. Photo courtesy of Wenzhou Maritime Bureau
The reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Dongtou District Committee of Wenzhou City that at 10 o'clock on the 21st, Dongtou District has successively issued a Class III warning (yellow) for waves in the coastal waters of Dongtou, and initiated a Class III emergency response to water defense.
In the coastal waters of Dongtou, there was a medium to large wave of 2.2-3.2 meters at noon on the 21st, and it is expected to increase to a large to large wave of 3.0-4.0 meters on the morning of the 22nd.
At present, all inter-island flights between Dongtou Island, Damen Island and Luxi Island have been suspended.
The reporter learned from the Taizhou Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department that starting on the 21st, all land and island traffic in the Taizhou Maritime Passenger Transport Center, including the route from Jiaojiang to Dachen, will be suspended, and flights will be resumed in another announcement.
At present, all 435 passengers on Dachen Island have been evacuated, and no passengers are stranded on the island.
In order to ensure water safety, the Taizhou Maritime Safety Administration has issued a Class III anti-typhoon alert at 11 o'clock on the 21st.
The local maritime department will increase its strength to strengthen inspections of key waters and ships, and urge ships to implement anti-typhoon measures to fully defend against typhoon "fireworks".
Yanpu Town, Cangnan County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province organized a grain production service team to help farmers grab early rice.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Cangnan County Party Committee
As of the afternoon of the 20th, 230 cargo ships in Taizhou's jurisdiction have entered the port to take shelter, including 115 key ships, including 28 newly built ships, 26 construction ships, 31 long-term vessels at a lay-off, 28 detained ships, and 25 unpowered ships.
Coastal wind-shelter ships are mainly anchored at Yuhuan Damaiyu anchorage, Jiaolingjiang waters, Sanmen, Wenling and other places.
In addition, the Taizhou Maritime Safety Administration coordinated the professional rescue force "Donghai Jiu 111" to be on standby in Damaiyu waters, and "Taihai Jiu 01" stationed in Dachen waters. At the same time, there are 9 port tugboats distributed in Jiaojiang Haimen Port, Yuhuan Damaiyu, and Sanmen. The bay waters are on standby.
At present, four scenic spots in Taizhou have been temporarily closed, namely, Jiaojiang Dachen Island, Yuhuan Dalu Island, Linhai Jiangnan Grand Canyon Scenic Area, and Linhai Anji Mountain Paraglider Base.
As the typhoon "fireworks" approached gradually, the construction staff of each bidding section of the seawall reinforcement project in Sanmen County, Taizhou City raced against time to grasp the progress, comprehensively promote the construction of the project, and effectively build a safe defense line.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Sanmen County Committee of the Seawall Reinforcement Project in Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province
Li Zhou, the full-time deputy commander of the Sanmen County Water Conservancy Key Project Construction Headquarters, said: “The typhoon is approaching. We have prepared flood control materials such as excavators, vehicles and shovels, and prepared a flood control team of 30 people to speed up the prevention and control along the line. The progress of the construction of the gap in the wave wall to cope with the typhoon."
It is understood that the seawall reinforcement project in Sanmen County is about 55.8 kilometers, involving 7 coastal towns (streets) such as Haiyou, Jiantiao, and Shepan, covering an area of about 143,000 mu and protecting a population of about 138,000.
It is reported that from 1949 to 2020, a total of 45 typhoons landed in Zhejiang, mainly from July to September. Among them, the number of typhoons landed in Zhejiang in August was the largest, reaching 21.
In July, the number of typhoons landed in Taizhou was at most five, followed by Wenzhou with four.
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