China issued a blue alert at 6 am Saturday as Typhoon Maysak nears a second landfall on Guangxi-Vietnam border. Expect Force 7-10 winds, rainfall over 200mm, and flood risks. Vessels suspended, Level III emergency activated in Guangxi.
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According to China Central Television News, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters will continue maintaining Level IV emergency responses for floods and typhoons in Hainan, Guangxi, and Guangdong.
Working teams sent by the headquarters remain stationed in Hainan and Guangxi to support and guide local disaster prevention work. Because of the typhoon, some parts of Guangxi could receive rainfall that exceeds historical records for this period. Water levels in the Xijiang River and its tributaries are expected to rise above warning levels, while the Pearl River basin is facing a serious flood threat, CCTV News reported.
The National Meteorological Center said Guangxi will continue to experience strong winds and heavy rainfall over the next three days, with the most intense rain expected to begin on Saturday night.
Cities such as Nanning, Beihai, and Guilin are forecast to see widespread heavy rain, with some areas likely to experience torrential or even extremely heavy downpours. Coastal areas of Guangxi are also expected to face sustained Force 7 to 8 winds, with gusts reaching Force 9 to 10.
Guangxi has raised its emergency response for major meteorological disasters caused by the typhoon to Level III, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
Authorities across Guangxi are strengthening disaster prevention measures. Xinhua cited Qi Kunyuan, director of the Qisha maritime station in Fangchenggang, as saying that all passenger vessels, ferries, and yachts under the station’s jurisdiction have been suspended, and all maritime recreational activities have been stopped.
Qi added that vessels carrying dangerous goods have completed unloading operations to ensure no hazardous cargo remains in port.
In Hainan, the provincial meteorological service renewed its Level III typhoon warning at 9:20 am on Saturday, forecasting continued heavy rain and strong winds throughout the day. Accumulated rainfall is expected to surpass 200 millimeters. Coastal land areas and nearby offshore waters around the island are forecast to experience gusts of Force 8 to 10, with maximum gusts possibly reaching Force 11.
A yellow meteorological risk warning for geological disasters was also issued for Hainan Province.
Typhoon Maysak made landfall along the coast of Hainan on Friday evening, leading to the suspension of train, ferry, and flight services, as well as school closures in some areas, Xinhua reported.
All trains entering and leaving Hainan Island were suspended from Friday through Saturday due to the typhoon’s impact. As of 11:30 am on Friday, 92 flights had been canceled at Sanya Phoenix International Airport, according to chinanews.com.
Some tourist attractions, including Sanya’s Wuzhizhou Island tourist resort, remained closed on Saturday, local authorities said.
In Guangdong, authorities had evacuated 23,296 people by Friday evening due to the severe weather brought by the typhoon. The evacuees included 10,717 offshore workers and 12,579 residents on land, according to the official WeChat account of the Department of Emergency Management of Guangdong Province.
The National Meteorological Center also warned that, under the influence of Maysak, coastal areas in southern China are expected to face intense rainfall over the next three days starting Saturday, with some locations potentially seeing extreme downpours.
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