Red Alert in Shenzhen - State of Emergency for Typhoon

Source: OT-Team(S,J), Paper.cn, China News

A important notice regarding both Typhoons. Be sure to be careful!

For previous, high-detailed specifications of the Typhoon and important safety measures, tap here: BREAKING: 2 Typhoons to Hit China, Up to 154km/h Winds!

Typhoon Cempaka has become the 1st one that landed China

Typhoon Cempaka has landed on the coast of Jiangcheng District, Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province at 9:50 pm on July 20, becoming the first typhoon that landed in China this year.

The Meteorological Bureau in Shenzhen has issued a Red Alert for rainstorms on the 20th, and the city has entered a state of emergency defense against rainstorms.

Affected by Typhoon Cempaka, China Southern Airlines had planned to cancel 219 inbound and outbound flights at airports in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai as of 9:30 on July 20.

Torrential rain in Guangdong will continue in the next three days.

At 10 a.m. on the 20th, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a Yellow Alert for rainstorm nationwide. It was estimated that from 14:00 on the 20th to 14:00 on the 21st, the heavy rain would cover a large-scale of areas in the north, south and west China.

Wenzhou launched the 'Typhoon Alert QR', which is the first in the country

The Meteorological Bureau in Wenzhou City has launched the province's first customized weather service app - "Typhoon Alert QR", which is the first in China that offers such service.

When scanning the QR with Alipay, a QR code in Typhoon shape will immediately be generated. The QR is accompanied by information showing the update time and whether My current location is under influence of the typhoon.

A green code means it is currently safe. Once the color changes, the individuals must be vigilant and take precautions. There could be blue code, yellow code, orange code, and red code according to the distance between each person and the typhoon, which is in line with the four levels of typhoon warnings.

The app also shows the real-time path of the typhoon, and informs individuals of the distance between "Me" and the typhoon, as well as the position of "Me" and the nearest time and distance to the typhoon center in the future.

In addition, there are also updates on rainfall, wind, tide and disaster risk level in real time.