"Anemone" strengthens the transfer of more than one million people to strong typhoons Zhejiang, Shanghai and the Soviet Union

“Anemone” was strengthened as a strong typhoon on the afternoon of the 7th, and Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu launched a full-scale emergency response mechanism for Taiwan. There are more than 1.07 million people who have safely transferred the typhoon. Zhejiang has transferred 116,000 people. The Shanghai municipal government also stated on that day that enterprises and institutions that do not involve the national economy, people's livelihood, and urban operations may arrange vacations or exchange holidays.

“Anemone” was strengthened as a strong typhoon on the afternoon of the 7th. The coastal areas of Zhejiang Province were already in torrential rain. There were 78 townships in the province with rainfall exceeding 50 mm and 7 townships exceeding 100 mm. As of 21:00 the same day, the province safely transferred 10,763,620 people from danger zones; pre-evacuation and pre-venting of reservoirs and river networks have been conducted throughout Zhejiang Province. The National Oceanic Forecasting Station upgraded the wave warning level to the highest level of red at 8:00 on the 7th, and the national defense raised the typhoon level III emergency response to Class II.

Due to the influence of the surrounding wind circle, strong rainfall occurred in Ningbo, Taizhou, and Shaoxing; Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport cancelled 71 flights, and China Southern canceled about 120 flights. The airport has started anti-red warning and the last flight. It will start at 0:30 on the 8th. There are no departing flights before 12 noon on the 8th.

The Shanghai Municipal Government notice required that all kinds of group outdoor activities stop from 23:00 on the 7th. Enterprises and institutions that do not involve the national economy, people's livelihood, and urban operations may arrange vacations or exchange holidays. Those who do not work on time may not be late. Zhang Zhenyu, deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Flood Control Headquarters, said that it is estimated that the total number of evacuees will exceed 200,000; Hangzhou has also issued a similar notice.

The flood prevention and rescue teams at all levels of the county, township and township levels in Jiangsu Province have been put on standby before noon on the 7th. The provincial military region and the Provincial Armed Police Corps have also deployed troops to prepare for emergency rescues at any time. At 17 o'clock on the 7th, a total of 16,622 vessels were recalled from the Yangtze River, sea, and lakes in the province, and 116,000 people were transferred. The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of the Taihu Lake Basin has also issued a transfer order to temporarily shut down the Taipu Gate from 18:00 on the 7th and stop the downstream drainage.

On the evening of the 7th, the Jiangsu Military Command has urgently dispatched more than 520 skeletons from one of the state-level flood rescue and rescue teams to emergency support and is ready to support areas hit by heavy typhoons.

The meteorological department predicts that the “Anemone” will move westward at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour to the north and will continue to strengthen its intensity. It may be possible to land on the coast between Zhoushan and Yuhuan in Zhejiang from the night of the 7th to the 8th.

The Taihu Basin Authority of the Ministry of Water Resources stated that the typhoon “Anemone” will seriously affect the Tai Lake Basin. During the landing of the typhoon "Anemone", if the surface rainfall of Taihu Lake reaches 100 mm, the Taihu Lake water level will reach the warning level (Taihu Lake warning level is 3.50 meters).

The National Defense issued a notice to the flood prevention and drought relief headquarters of the relevant provinces and cities and the total river basin defense. It called for further monitoring of typhoon development trends, early transfer of personnel in dangerous areas, ensuring the safety of people's lives, and minimizing disaster losses.