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"bebejia" approaches the coast of east china, many scenic spots in jiangsu, zhejiang and shanghai are closed, shanghai residents: they have stockpiled water and food to prevent the typhoon

2024-09-15

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typhoon bebejia, the 13th typhoon this year, has intensified to typhoon level. it is expected that bebejia will continue to increase in intensity and land on the coast from ningbo, zhejiang to qidong, jiangsu at typhoon or strong typhoon level in the early morning to morning of the 16th. affected by the typhoon, many scenic spots in jiangsu, zhejiang and shanghai were closed, and some passing trains were suspended, and many tourists' mid-autumn festival trips were "ruined". as of noon on the 15th, the probability of bebejia landing in shanghai was increasing, and it may land in shanghai at its peak intensity. some shanghai citizens told jimu news reporters that they had already stocked up on dry food and fully charged their electronic devices and power banks in advance.

typhoon path map (source: shanghai meteorological bureau)

many trains in jiangsu, zhejiang and shanghai were delayed and suspended

at 10:00 on september 15, the central meteorological observatory continued to issue an orange typhoon warning: this year's 13th typhoon "bebejia" has strengthened to typhoon level on the night of the 14th, and is currently approaching east china and has entered my country's 24-hour warning line, with the maximum wind force near the center at level 12. it is expected that "bebejia" will continue to increase in intensity and land on the coast from ningbo, zhejiang to qidong, jiangsu in the early morning to the morning of the 16th (typhoon level or strong typhoon level, 12-14, 35-42 meters/second), and the intensity will gradually weaken after landing.

the three provinces of jiangsu, zhejiang and shanghai are on high alert. on september 15, shanghai issued a yellow typhoon warning signal, a red sea wave warning signal, and a blue high tide warning signal for the huangpu river; the jiangsu provincial meteorological observatory issued an orange rainstorm warning signal; and the zhejiang provincial marine monitoring and forecasting center issued a red sea wave warning signal and an orange storm surge warning signal.

due to the typhoon weather, many trains passing through jiangsu, zhejiang and shanghai were delayed or suspended. according to the shanghai railway bureau group co., ltd., from september 15 to 16, some passenger trains passing through the xiaoyong line, and on september 16, some passenger trains passing through the shanghai-kunming line, xuanhang line, and shanghai-nanjing line, took temporary suspension measures. the reporter searched on social platforms and saw that many tourists posted that they had bought tickets for multiple trains but were told that they were suspended and could only refund their tickets, and their mid-autumn festival trips had been "ruined."

many trains purchased by netizens have been suspended (source: internet)

many scenic spots are temporarily closed

many scenic spots have been temporarily closed or large-scale activities have been suspended. it is noteworthy that shanghai disneyland, disneytown and wishing star park will close early on september 15 and cease operations from 5 pm on the same day. on september 16, shanghai disneyland, disneytown and wishing star park will be temporarily closed. during this period, the two theme hotels in the resort will continue to provide services to guests staying in the hotel.

hangzhou west lake scenic area also announced the suspension of the operation of hand-rowed (sculling) boats, self-driving boats, and self-rowing boats on the west lake. the "mid-autumn festival moon worship" series of activities (including the moon boat) on september 15 and september 16 have been cancelled, and the activities on the evening of the mid-autumn festival will be notified separately depending on weather conditions. starting from september 14, the west lake music fountain will be suspended and will resume after the typhoon warning is lifted.

on the 15th, the reporter called the west lake scenic area and learned that the west lake is an open scenic area, so it can still be visited normally. attractions such as lingyin temple are still open, but tourists are advised to travel according to weather conditions. at present, the west lake has arranged wind protection work in advance, and the street trees on important roads, ancient trees and newly planted trees on the lakeside and around the baidi have been supported and reinforced in advance, and dead branches and broken branches have been trimmed; at the same time, cultural relics and heritage inspections and waterlogging prevention work have been carried out.

in addition, some large-scale entertainment activities held in jiangsu, zhejiang and shanghai during the mid-autumn festival have also been cancelled. the arrangements for some activities of the shanghai tourism festival have been adjusted; wang sulong's "100,000 volts" tour concert in suzhou on september 15 and 16 has been cancelled, and a full refund will be given.

weather conditions in putuo district, shanghai at noon on the 15th (photo provided by the interviewee)

some shanghai residents have stockpiled water and food to prepare for the storm

according to the shanghai meteorological bureau at around 10 a.m. on the 15th, the landing path of "bebejia" continued to be fine-tuned, and the landing point was closer to shanghai and developed more firmly. the probability of "bebejia" landing in shanghai is increasing, and it may land in shanghai at its peak intensity.

mr. lin, a shanghai citizen, told jimu news that as of noon on the 15th, the temperature in shanghai's putuo district was about the same as the day before, with occasional winds. after receiving news that the typhoon might land in shanghai, he went out in advance to buy supplies. "it was mainly self-heating pots, room temperature bread, milk and other foods that can be stored at room temperature. because i was worried about the impact on water and electricity, i also prepared a flashlight, bought a box of purified water, and fully charged my electronic devices and power banks in advance." he said that he had no plans to go out during the mid-autumn festival and stayed at home to protect against the wind.