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Business Times
3 days ago
- Business Times
Shanghai evacuates 280,000 residents as tropical storm nears
[SHANGHAI] Shanghai has evacuated around 280,000 people and cancelled flights as a tropical storm nears China's financial hub, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall that threatens flash flooding. Storm Co-may – known locally as Zhu Jie Cao – is expected to make landfall to the south of the city later on Wednesday, according to the national weather bureau. The system could dump as much as 320 millimetres of rain on Shanghai and other areas over 24 hours to 8 am on Jul 31. The tropical storm has led to widespread transport disruptions in Shanghai, with local media reporting a suspension to ferry services and a reduction in speed limits on highways. The city's Pudong and Hongqiao airports expect to cancel nearly 30 per cent of all inbound and outbound flights on Wednesday due to the approaching system, according to a statement from operator. Shanghai activated an emergency response for flood and typhoon prevention, and by mid-morning, thousands of people were relocated from areas with high risk of impact, according to state media. The housing and urban development authorities also ordered a full work suspension at most construction sites. Yangshan Port, the world's largest container port, suspended operations from Tuesday, state-run The Paper reported. Zhoushan, home to some of China's largest oil storage tanks and refineries, activated its emergency response and urged staff to take safety precautions, according to a notice from the maritime safety administration posted on its social media account on Tuesday night. Co-may first struck the Philippines last week, before tracking north and hitting Japan's Okinawa Island and then looping towards China. BLOOMBERG
CNA
3 days ago
- CNA
Shanghai grapples with twin threats of tropical cyclone, tsunami
SHANGHAI: Shanghai relocated more than 280,000 people, halted hundreds of flights and ferry services and imposed speed limits on roads and railways on Wednesday (Jul 30) as a tropical storm whipped eastern China with gales and heavy rain. Co-May's landfall in the port city of Zhoushan in Zhejiang province in the early hours of Wednesday was soon followed by warnings of a tsunami set off by a powerful earthquake off Russia's far east, raising concerns of larger-than-expected storm surges along the Chinese coast. While the winds from Co-May were weaker than those generated by typhoons, the Chinese financial hub and other cities in the Yangtze River delta have taken no chances. At least 640 flights could be cancelled at Shanghai's two main airports on Wednesday, including 410 at Pudong and 230 at Hongqiao, authorities said. All ferry services in Shanghai had been cancelled since Wednesday morning, and drivers were told to drive under 60 kmh on highways, local media reported. Shanghai's Disneyland and Legoland remained open. But some rides and performances would be suspended at Legoland due to weather conditions, the park said. Airports at nearby cities Ningbo, Wenzhou and Hangzhou also saw flight cancellations and diversions. As of Wednesday morning, more than 75 per cent of Wednesday's flights at Zhoushan had been cancelled. Some train services in the region were temporarily suspended, with others operated under restricted speeds, state media said. Shanghai is rarely subject to direct hits from strong typhoons that generally make landfall further south in China. The most significant typhoon in recent years that landed directly in Shanghai was Bebinca last year, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China's financial capital since 1949. Co-May made landfall in Zhoushan in the early hours of Wednesday with maximum sustained wind speeds near its centre of 83 kmh. Forecasters expect Co-May to make another landfall closer to Shanghai later on Wednesday. The storm coincided with a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, about 4,000km from Shanghai. China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center said the tsunami was expected to have a "disastrous impact" on some parts of China's coast, including Shanghai and Zhoushan. The natural resources ministry also issued tsunami warnings for the two cities, which could be hit by waves of up to 1m in height in the early evening. Warnings of waves of up to 3m have been declared along Japan's Pacific coast due to the tsunami.
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Straits Times
Shanghai relocates more than 280,000 people due to tropical storm
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Debris is seen in a flooded street in Taishitun, in the district of Miyun, Beijing on July 29. BEIJING - Shanghai has relocated more than 280,000 people since July 29 night as a safety precaution, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on July 30, in anticipation of heavy rainfall with the arrival of a tropical cyclone in eastern China. Co-May made landfall as a tropical storm in the port city of Zhoushan in Zhejiang province in the early hours of July 30 with maximum sustained wind speeds near its centre of 83kmh, Chinese state media reported. While the winds ushered in by Co-May are weaker than those generated by typhoons, the Chinese financial hub and other cities in the Yangtze delta have taken no chances, cancelling flights and train services, suspending schools, and moving people away from areas considered risky. Forecasters expect Co-May to make another landfall closer to Shanghai later on July 30. Shanghai is rarely subject to direct hits from strong typhoons that generally make landfall further south in China. The most significant typhoon in recent years that landed directly in Shanghai was Bebinca in 2024, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China's financial capital since 1949. REUTERS
