Over 400 thousand evacuated in Shenzhen, closed factories and schools
China is in the utmost alert, between the evacuations for at least 400 thousand units and the numerous precautionary closings, for the arrival of the guys tropical super typhoon, the most powerful in the world for 2025, which will mainly affect the southern province of Guangdong and the special administrative region of Hong Kong. Most flights departing and arriving in the area, more than 700, was suspended until Thursday morning due to the winds from Hurricane with estimated peaks of up to 220 km/h.
According to reports from the Hong Kong weather observatory, the authorities are ready to increase the level of alert of the typhoon to 8, the highest third, by the early afternoon, leading to the closure of most companies and transport services. In addition, an additional evaluation will be carried out whether to issue a higher alert in the late evening of Tuesday or in the early hours of Wednesday, on the basis of probable violent winds off the coast and on highlights, with strong rains that should cause a storm and a tide in the city. In particular, there is the risk of an increase in sea level similar to that recorded during the Hato typhoons in 2017 and Mangkhut in 2018, responsible for damage for billions of dollars. The water level will rise by 2 meters in the coastal areas of Hong Kong and the maximum level could touch the 4-5 meters in some areas, has warned the observatory.
The guys who crossed the northern Philippines on Monday, pushing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to order the national response agency to the catastrophes to enter the state of maximum alert and to mobilize all government agencies for prevention and rescue activities.
In the Chinese technological pole of Shenzhen, the authorities have evacuated at least 400 thousand people so far and have declared that they have prepared over 800 emergency shelters. While the authorities of nearby Taiwan said that more than 6,000 people were secured by the southern and oriental areas of the island, with a sharp limitation to transport services.
In detail, as regards China, the closure of schools and commercial activities in at least 10 cities has been ordered, also including numerous factories in the Chinese manufacturing heart, including those in Chaozhou, Zhuhai, Dongeguan and Foshan.
