” Big Floods”
Officials in China were alerted that Typhoon Gaemi was bringing with it heavy storms that might cause flooding.
They have relocated more than 290, 000 people in Fujian and locked down public transportation, offices, schools and businesses in some places.
In the neighboring Zhejiang province, film aired by the state broadcaster CCTV on Friday showed bikes scurrying through knee-high waters, trees strewn over highways, and streets turned into rivers.
The state’s Wenzhou metropolis- home to nine million people- has issued its highest alert for rainstorms and evacuated almost 7, 000 people, CCTV said.
Central Jiangxi and Henan may also experience heavy precipitation as a result of the storms, according to state advertising.
Guangdong, China’s most populous state, suspended some passenger train service on Friday ahead of the typhoon’s expected appearance, CCTV said.
The presenter cited the official China Weather Network, which claimed the typhoon was moving northwest at about 20 kilometers per hour.
It does “gradually undermine” as it makes its way to Jiangxi on Friday late evening, it said.
No deaths or injuries have yet been reported.
The north of the nation has also experienced showers this week, with state media reporting on Friday that one person died and three others were missing in Gansu, a province in the northwest region.
Officials at a conference of the country’s top management, which was co-chaired by President Xi Jinping on Thursday, urged local authorities to remain “highly diligent and vigilant” as the nation entered top inundation season.