Southern China in maximum alert. Chinese authorities have announced the suspension of work, school and transport in Shenzhen and in a dozen southern main cities represent dozens of millions of people as Ragasa Typhon approaches.
The Disaster Management Department in the province of Guangdong (or Canton), in which the cities in question are also announced in a press release at level 1, the highest, its alert at the risk of damage caused by the Typhoon.
The typhoon is expected to touch the coastal areas of the province in 24 hours, he said in the morning.
“The typhoon is intensifying rapidly, with a (possible) extended impact and a high potential for destruction,” said Huang Kunming, a local official in the province of Guangdong.
The typhoon should “cause serious impacts related to wind, rain, waves and floods of the night of September 23,” writing the authorities of Shenzhen, a megalopolis of 17 million people, in a statement published Tuesday on social networks.
“Don’t go out”
“With the exception of rescue personnel and to guarantee essential services, it does not come out except the need,” added the press release. The local authorities of these prefectures also decreed the suspension of production and industrial trade.
Shenzhen and Guangdong province are one of China’s industrial homes, concentrating high -tech factories (Huawei, Byd, Foxconn), world supply and supply chains.
The suspension of the activities entered into force on Tuesday morning in certain cities, but will come into force in others gradually when Ragasa approaches the Chinese coast.
“The strong winds and the strong precipitation will have a severe impact for our city, imposing a critical protection situation,” said Emergency Services of Foshan in a statement, another worried city.
Source: BFM TV
