Typhoon “Gami” occurred in eastern China/ 300,000 people were evacuated
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Sputnik, the Chinese authorities were forced to evacuate about 300 thousand people in the east of the country due to the occurrence of storm “Gami” and it was also decided that transportation in the eastern and Southeast should be stopped.
CNA network announced that Typhoon Gami is the biggest typhoon to hit the Taiwan Peninsula in the last 8 years; This storm caused a landslide after its intensity decreased and it caused heavy rains in the eastern and southern regions of China.
The typhoon has worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines and Taiwan, causing floods and landslides that have killed 30 people, according to data released by local police on Friday. People were killed.
In this context, “Xinhua” news agency reported that due to the occurrence of typhoon Gami, more than 27 thousand residents of Liaoning province in northeastern China were evacuated and moved to places They were transported safely.
Also, China’s emergency management raised the flood emergency response from level 4 to level 3 in Liaoning province on Friday.
Typhoon Gami reached China on Friday after passing through various countries in East Asia. Accordingly, Typhoon Gami, having passed through the Taiwan Strait, has now affected the Fujian region in southeastern China. Local authorities are warning about flooding, rising rivers, and even landslides in this area.
Gami has now reached speeds of 227 kilometers per hour, making it one of the strongest hurricanes in the western Pacific. Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 240,000 people from high-risk areas of Fujian city with a population of 3 million due to the fear of casualties caused by this storm.
Typhoon Gami is now being compared to Typhoon Doxori which hit China last year. At that time, this storm caused 30 billion euros of damage in this country. Local authorities say that this storm will bring torrential rains that can cause serious damage to urban and rural areas.
