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jimu news reporter cao xuejiao and yang jinying

around 4:20 p.m. on september 6, the center of the super typhoon "makar" landed on the coast of wenchang, hainan province. since the 5th, many places in hainan have implemented measures such as suspension of classes, flights, work, operations, and business. at the same time, all local tourist attractions, coastal bathing beaches, marine leisure tourism activities and other sea-related and air-related tourism projects have been closed. as of the morning of the 6th, before the typhoon landed, more than 400,000 people in hainan province had been evacuated.

before the typhoon arrived, shopping malls and hotels in many places in hainan also carried out "hardcore" wind prevention and control in advance. a shopping mall in haikou rented a large truck in advance to block the door from the wind, and many hotels installed iron "protective covers" outside the gate. the hilton hotel in haikou set up a three-dimensional iron "shell" outside the glass door, prepared a large number of sandbags for waterproofing, and reinforced the coconut trees outside the hotel. on the 6th, staff from relevant departments of the hotel also stayed at the hotel to do a good job of wind prevention.

the hotel sets iron cover for glass doors source: haikou hilton official microblog

previously, in order to prevent "capricorn", the haikou meteorological bureau's hard-core wind-proof action of sealing the door unexpectedly went viral. in response, the haikou meteorological department responded that "in the face of natural disasters, it is better to 'make a fuss' than to take chances, and it is better to use empty defenses than to break defenses."

according to hainan radio and television, in order to reduce the damage caused by the typhoon, some residents moved hundreds of chickens and several cars into their houses to avoid the wind. according to other media reports, some local residents in wenchang, hainan, used steel pipes thicker than their arms to prop up the door of their rooms in advance.

residents drove the chicks into the house (source: video screenshot)

residents drove their cars into their houses to protect themselves from the typhoon (source: video screenshot)

according to news released by guangdong, as of 11:00 on september 6, many cities and counties in zhanjiang and maoming, guangdong, issued red typhoon warning signals, and many places in gaozhou and yangxi issued orange typhoon warning signals. yangjiang, maoming, zhanjiang and other places in guangdong implemented "five stop" measures such as suspension of work, suspension of operation, and suspension of classes, and guangdong and hainan closed many toll stations. affected by "makar", high-rise residential buildings may shake during the typhoon.