Shanghai’s major container port of Yangshan has suspended terminal operations as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches the east China coast, according to media.
The authority has raised its emergency response level while it readies measures against Hinnamnor, which has strengthened into a super typhoon with a maximum wind force of 52 meters per second, according to data from the China Meteorological Administration.
Bloomberg further informed that Ningbo city and Zhoushan city in nearby Zhejiang province will close schools on Monday because of the typhoon, according to statements from the local governments. Ningbo has also activated its highest level of emergency response, CCTV said.
The typhoon is tracking northward toward South Korea and western Japan while China’s east coast is likely to be struck by heavy winds and rain over the next three days.
The typhoon has affected airline arrivals and departures in the nearby Japanese prefecture of Okinawa.Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau also warned of extremely heavy rain in some areas and that vessels sailing in the north of the island should be on their guard.
