China News Service, Guangzhou, October 13 (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​The intensity of the No. 18 typhoon "Compass" this year has continued to increase. At 8 o'clock on the 13th, the radius of its 7th wind circle has reached about 400 kilometers, covering the west of the Pearl River Estuary and western Guangdong. In most areas, coupled with the superimposed influence of cold air, the coastal coast of western Guangdong, which is within the “compass” wind circle of wind level 7, has experienced extreme winds of level 10 and above.

　　As of 8 o'clock on the 13th, with the exception of Shaoguan, Qingyuan, and Meizhou, which are not greatly affected by the "compass", the other 18 cities in the province have initiated emergency responses for wind and flood control.

　　On the same day, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou and other places launched a third-level wind protection response.

Among them, Shenzhen’s primary and secondary schools and kindergartens continued to suspend classes for one day, and 2111 construction sites were suspended; Zhuhai’s nurseries, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, secondary vocational schools, and technical schools continued to suspend classes on the morning of the 13th, and 1,426 construction sites were suspended; Shantou’s entire city started on the 12th. Primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and nurseries have been suspended, and all 596 construction sites have stopped open-air operations.

　　On the evening of the 12th, the wind in Guangzhou has been violent, and on the morning of the 13th, dark clouds and squally showers continued.

At present, Guangzhou has initiated the Windproof Level IV response and is defending according to the Windproof Level III emergency response level. Primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and vocational high schools in Nansha District of the city will be closed all day on the 13th, and all construction sites in the city have been suspended; Baiyunshan and Maofeng Mountain has also temporarily closed the park.

　　During the day from the 12th to the morning of the 13th, moderate to heavy rain occurred on the east side of the Pearl River Estuary and the cities and counties in eastern Guangdong.

As of the evening of the 12th, the General Headquarters Office of Flood Control, Drought, and Wind of Guangdong Province, and the Provincial Emergency Management Department maintained a level IV emergency response for wind protection, continued to organize relevant departments in various places to strictly implement the "six hundred percent" measures for typhoon prevention, and dispatched Guangzhou and Foshan , Zhanjiang and other places inspected the implementation of defense measures.

　　In response to the "compass" related defense work, Guangdong has held a video conference on the province's defense against typhoon "compass". At the meeting, the province was required to do a good job of typhoon defense work with the highest standards and strictest requirements, and to track the development of typhoons well, and Vessels and personnel sheltered from the wind should be managed well, strong winds and rainstorms should be prevented on land, vehicles and passengers stranded in the Qiongzhou Strait should be properly managed, the rainwater resources brought by the typhoon should be used well, the safety precautions of the Canton Fair should be implemented, and emergency response measures should be implemented. The rescue force is ready to go all out to ensure the safety of people's lives and property, and to ensure the smooth holding of major events such as the Canton Fair.

　　The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau analyzed that the "compass" will continue to move quickly to the west at a speed of 25 to 30 kilometers per hour, with a slight increase in intensity, and it will land on the eastern coastal area of ​​Hainan Island from the afternoon to the evening of the 13th.

Affected by it and the cold air, from the 13th to the 14th, Meizhou, Heyuan, and the southern coastal cities and counties of Guangdong Province experienced a heavy rain to heavy rain and a partial heavy rain precipitation process from east to west.

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