Efforts to prevent typhoon and heavy rain in Zhangzhou, Fujian, the emergency response is upgraded to level II

　　China News Service, Zhangzhou, August 5 (Reporter Zhang Jinchuan) The Zhangzhou Meteorological Bureau of Fujian Province issued an early warning at 8 o'clock on the 5th to upgrade the emergency response of the torrential rain from level IV to level II, while maintaining the emergency response to typhoon level III.

　　Affected by the No. 9 typhoon "Lu Bi" this year, heavy rains occurred in some counties and districts of Zhangzhou City during the day from the 4th to the morning of the 5th, with local heavy rainstorms.

According to statistics from the Meteorological Department, the accumulated rainfall from 06:00 on the 4th to 06:00 on the 5th, there are 22 automatic stations in the city with a total of more than 50 mm, of which one automatic station exceeds 100 mm, with 111.2 mm in Pinghe Huangjing Industrial Zone being the largest.

　　The Meteorological Department predicts that typhoon "Lu Bi" will move northward at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, and will make landfall from Zhangpu, Fujian to the coast of Shanwei, Guangdong this morning, which will cause severe wind and rain effects on Zhangzhou.

　　According to forecasts, on the 5th, the wind force along the coast of Zhangzhou and fishing grounds will continue to increase from south to north. The maximum wind force is 9-10 gusts 11-12, and land gusts will be 8-10; there will be heavy rains, heavy rains in some counties, 24 The hourly rainfall is 50 to 120 mm, and the local rainfall can reach 150 mm.

　　As of 21:00 on the 4th, all levels of Zhangzhou City’s anti-fighters have strictly implemented a 24-hour duty system, strengthened monitoring and early warning, consultation and judgment, and strengthened point-to-point guidance and emergency response.

Flood prevention personnel at all levels are in place, and more than 3,500 cadres have gone deep into the front line to carry out inspections and transfers to avoid risks in accordance with the requirements of normalized epidemic prevention and control.

　　The marine fishery department sent three working groups to guide and inspect the situation of ships entering the port and people landing.

The city has not yet opened all fishing operations, and there are no fishing boats operating in offshore fishing grounds, Mindong fishing grounds and other waters.

　　As of 18:00 on the 4th, 51 offshore fishing boats located in the Taiqian Fishing Grounds, Minnan Fishing Grounds, and Minzhong Fishing Grounds have all been evacuated, and all 4,332 people on the city’s coastal aquaculture fishing rafts have been evacuated ashore, ports, docks, scenic spots in the coastal area, and outlying islands. All 54 offshore tourist activity sites have been closed, 21 coastal passenger ferry routes have all been suspended, and 183 sea-related construction sites and offshore construction platforms have all been closed.

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