Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, August 5 (Reporter Wang Jian) Typhoon No. 9 of 2021 "Lu Bi" at 11:20 on August 5 at tropical storm level (level 9, 23 m/s) in Shantou, Guangdong Province Landed in the coastal area of Nan'ao County.
The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau predicts that "Lu Bi" will move northward at a speed of 10 to 15 kilometers per hour, and precipitation in the province will gradually become obvious.
In the morning of the same day, under the influence of "Lu Bi", the coastal areas of eastern Guangdong encountered violent storms and the Shantou Nanao Bridge was completely closed at 8:30, and traffic was suspended.
Under the influence of its circulation, Huilai rained 51.4 mm in just one hour that day, and issued the highest-level red warning signal of heavy rain at 10:25.
According to the Guangdong Provincial Emergency Management Department, Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang and other places have adopted measures such as suspension of classes, suspension of work, and pre-positioning of emergency rescue teams to tightly defend.
As of 16:00 on the 4th, the province had transferred a total of 33,000 people from dangerous areas and closed 43 seaside scenic spots and bathing areas.
"The wind is too strong, and the windows are crackling." Mr. Chen, a citizen visiting South Australia, said that due to the impact of Typhoon "Lu Bi", the means of transportation leaving South Australia were suspended, and stranded tourists stayed at their respective homestays or hotels. Inside; now the island is violently windy, big branches and leaves blowing more than ten meters high are dancing wildly in the air, and the waves are also several meters high.
The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau stated that the last typhoon that landed in Shantou was "Hibeisi" in 2014. The maximum wind force near the center when it landed was the same as that of "Lu Bi", which was also level 9 (23 m/s).
That year, "Haibeisi" landed and brought heavy rain to heavy rain and local heavy rain in eastern Guangdong. The cumulative rainfall in Leiling Town, Chaonan District, Shantou was 442.5 mm, and the maximum wind gust of Fengxiang Street in Chenghai District, Shantou was 28.2 m/s (10 class).
Therefore, the person in charge reminded that with the landing of "Lu Bi", heavy rainfall in eastern Guangdong will gradually become obvious, and attention should be paid to prevent continuous heavy rainfall and possible urban and rural waterlogging, mountain torrents, landslides and other disasters.
The Guangdong Meteorological Bureau analyzed that from the afternoon of the 5th to the 7th, there were heavy rains to heavy rains in Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shanwei, Meizhou and Heyuan, local heavy rains, heavy rains to heavy rains in southern Pearl River Delta and western Guangdong, heavy rains in other cities and counties. Thunderstorm and partial heavy rain.
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