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hainan issues typhoon level 4 warning and initiates level ⅳ emergency response for flood and wind prevention

2024-09-03

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china news service, haikou, september 3 (reporter wang ziqian) this year's no. 11 typhoon "makar" is about to enter the eastern waters of the south china sea. the hainan provincial meteorological bureau issued a level 4 typhoon warning on the morning of the 3rd, and the hainan provincial disaster prevention, mitigation and relief committee launched a level iv emergency response for flood and wind prevention.

the hainan provincial meteorological bureau issued a typhoon level 4 warning at 9:30 on the 3rd: typhoon makar (tropical storm level), the 11th typhoon this year, was located at 18.2 degrees north latitude and 119.7 degrees east longitude at 08:00, that is, near the northwest coast of luzon island in the philippines. the maximum wind force near the center was level 9 (23 meters per second), and the central pressure was 995 hpa. it is expected that makar will move westward at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, and will soon enter the eastern waters of the south china sea, and then approach the sea east of hainan island. the intensity will gradually increase, and the strongest may reach the strong typhoon level or super typhoon level (48-58 meters per second, 15-17 levels), and will land on the coast from the east of hainan island to the west of guangdong from noon to night on the 6th.

affected by "makar", the wind force on the surface of the south china sea will gradually increase from east to west from the night of the 3rd, and the wind force at sea may increase to gusts of 14 to 15 levels, among which the rotating wind on the sea surface where the center of "makar" passes may reach 16 to 17 levels.

the hainan provincial disaster prevention, reduction and relief committee launched a level iv emergency response for flood and wind prevention at 9:45 a.m. on the 3rd. all cities and counties are required to immediately launch an emergency response no lower than the response level of the hainan provincial disaster prevention, reduction and relief committee, and urge relevant responsible departments to do a good job in defense.

to prevent typhoon makar, hainan province requires the agricultural department to guide and urge fishing boats to avoid the affected waters. fishing boats in the waters east of hainan island (including the waters near guangdong, xisha, zhongsha, dongsha, etc.) should enter the port to take shelter before 15:00 on september 3 at the latest. fishing boats in other waters such as the surrounding areas of hainan island and the beibu gulf should enter the port to take shelter before 20:00 on september 3 at the latest. (end)