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The Chinese Meteorological Service broadcast the red alert on Friday morning, the highest level for a super typhoon approaching Zhejiang Province, on the east coast of China. Typhoon Lekima hit Taiwan where it caused the cancellation of flights and the closing of markets and businesses.
Typhoon Lekima is the most powerful since 2014. It is expected to land in the early morning hours of Saturday in eastern mainland China before moving northward while gradually decreasing intensity, according to the services. weather.
Shanghai on alert
Gusts of wind are particularly expected in the city of Shanghai where it could fall to 200 millimeters of rain. Chinese authorities have warned of the risk of flooding in the east throughout the weekend and even until Wednesday. According to Shanghai Daily , an official publication, about 16,000 people in the suburbs of Shanghai will be evacuated as heavy rains and heavy winds are expected from Friday through Sunday.
The Chinese flood control agency has issued a warning to seven provinces, including Fujian, Jiangsu and the Shanghai Municipality, asking local officials to prepare for the typhoon and launch emergency response systems, according to the Xinhua News Agency .
40,000 homes without electricity in Taiwan
In Taiwan, more than 40,000 homes were cut off as the typhoon hit the northeast. Taiwan had already been hit by a magnitude 6 earthquake on Thursday, August 8th. More than 300 flights to and from Taiwan have been canceled. Some train lines, in Taiwan as in Shanghai, have been interrupted.
Lekima is the fourth typhoon in the West Pacific this week. Typhoon Wipha caused gales and rain in China last weekend. Typhoon Francisco made landfall in Japan. Tuesday, and typhoon Krosa has now formed in the Pacific and is likely to touch Japan in the next week.
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(With agencies)