Two storms hit China, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated

Strong winds and thunderstorms rained down on the east coast provinces of China when two big storms hit the coast in the evening of August 2 and dawn on August 3, leaving hundreds of thousands of people evacuated. .

>>> Thenumber of deaths due to heavy rain in Beijing amounted to 37

According to Fujian Provincial Meteorological Station, the storm of Saola flooded into the province at 6:50 am August 3 (local time), with winds of 25m / sec near the center of the storm.

It is expected that the storm will move in the Northwest direction with a speed of 15-20km / hour, causing heavy rain in the areas of southern Fujian Province and part of Jiangxi Province.

At 6:00 am on August 3, over 300,000 Fujian people were evacuated to safe areas while local authorities were advised to prepare for disasters such as floods and mudslides. .

The scene flooded due to heavy rain after the storm of Saola hit Wuche, Taiwan.

Earlier, August 2, Typhoon Saola landed in Taiwan (China), causing heavy rain, killing five people and injuring more than 10 people, forcing schools and agencies to shut down.

The Philippines government on August 3 said the number of people killed by heavy rains and floods when the Saola storm raged in the country from July 30 to August 2 was up to 39 people.

Before Saola stormed the southeastern coast of China, at 21:30 on August 2, Hurricane Damrey landed in the eastern provinces of Jiangsu Province. The storm brought heavy rains into Jiangsu and the coast of Shandong Province on August 3.

The rainfall measured in Rizhao City in Shandong Province is 174mm.

Until August 3, the storm killed one person, affected another 550,000 people and damaged nearly 24,000 houses with damage estimated at 530 million Yuan (about $ 83 million). . More than 26,000 residents of Rizhao City were forced to evacuate.

Earlier, the Shandong provincial government had to evacuate nearly 170,000 people and demanded that more than 40,000 boats return to shore to seek shelter.

On the evening of August 2, authorities also had to cancel 29 flights departing at Luu Dinh International Airport in Qingdao City. The flights were resumed on August 3.

According to China's Ministry of Home Affairs, as of 8:00 pm on August 3, the storms of Saola and Damrey forced more than 460,000 people in the provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong and Jiangsu to evacuate.

According to a Chinese meteorological official, since 1949, this is the second time China has suffered two major tropical storms within 24 hours.