Guangzhou, 10 Oct (ZXS) -- The tropical depression in the South China Sea strengthened at 18:18 on 14 October to become this year's No. 16 typhoon "Sanba." At 19 o'clock on the same day, its center was located on the South China Sea about 75 kilometers south-west of Sanya City, Hainan Province, and the maximum wind near the center was 8.
The Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Pearl River Committee") announced on the evening of the 18th that according to the "Emergency Plan for Flood Prevention and Drought Control of the Pearl River Flood Control and Drought Control General Headquarters" and the "Pearl River Basin (Piece) Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Emergency Response Work Regulations", the Pearl River Prevention General decided to launch the flood prevention and typhoon level IV emergency response at 18 o'clock on the 19th, and the Pearl River Committee simultaneously launched the flood prevention level IV emergency response.
The meteorological department predicts that the center of "Sanba" will move north-west at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour, gradually increasing in intensity, and make landfall or wipe the coast from Sanya in Hainan to the east on the night of the 18th.
The Pearl River Committee said that under the influence of "Sanba", from the 18th to the 21st, the cumulative rainfall in southeastern Guangxi, southwestern Guangxi and eastern Hainan was 100 mm to 300 mm, and the local area could reach more than 400 mm; The main stream and tributaries of the middle and lower reaches of the Xijiang River in Guangxi, the Zuojiang, Yujiang, Beiliuhe, and coastal rivers in Guinan, the coastal rivers in western Guangdong, the Nandu River and the Wanquan River in Hainan will have obvious water rise processes, and the risk of over-warning flooding, flash flood disasters and urban waterlogging of small and medium-sized rivers in heavy rainfall areas will be greater.
The Pearl River Committee said that in accordance with the unified deployment of the Ministry of Water Resources, two working groups were sent to the defense line of Guangdong and Guangxi to help guide the defense of typhoons and heavy rainfall. (End)