At least Two people died on Tuesday, one is still missing in Fuzhou, in the Fujian province (southeast) of China Typhoon Haikui will cause deadly flooding in the region.
The incident occurred when a fire truck consisting of nine people participating in the rescue operation, drifted away Flooding occurred in Chili village in eastern China’s Yongtai county, Xinhua news agency reported last night. As of 5 pm (09.00 GMT) on Tuesday, eight firefighters were identified and six of them were in stable condition. However, in the incident, despite all the efforts of the rescue teams, two rescuers lost their lives. Authorities continue to search for the missing person, according to the Fuzhou City Fire and Rescue Department.
Typhoon Haikui, the 11th this year, reached Fujian province around 05:20 local time (21:20 GMT on Monday), according to Chinese meteorological officials. winds up to 20 meters per second Near its headquarters, according to the provincial meteorological observatory.
Fuzhou City experienced heavy rains due to the typhoon, with precipitation exceeding 300 mm in some areas during the 24-hour period.
China continued its Level III emergency response to floods and typhoons in Fujian and Guangdong (southern) provinces; this ranks third in four categories of alerts. Various rail services and sea passenger routes in the region were canceled due to the meteorological event, while school classes in different cities in the affected regions were suspended.
Haikui arrived on the island of Taiwan on Sunday before arriving in China; There were sustained winds of up to a maximum of 101 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 126 kilometers per hour. Taiwanese authorities had evacuated more than 3,000 people in the hardest-hit areas in the previous days; More than 74,000 homes were left without electricity due to heavy rains reaching 700 millimeters in parts of southern Taiwan.
Typhoon Haikui is the latest weather threat in a particularly active typhoon season in East Asia.