Wu Zhenglong, governor of Jiangsu, called for all-out efforts to cope with the rainstorms and strong winds brought by typhoon In-fa. He made the remarks when presiding over a meeting in the wake of the teleconference on flood control and prevention, emergency rescue and disaster relief at the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on the morning of July 26.
Wu Zhenglong said that during the passage of typhoons agriculture, rural areas and water conservancy departments and all localities should strengthen drainage of the water-logged areas and reinforce vegetable greenhouses, doors and windows and outdoor billboards, and beware of strong winds that endanger personal safety.
He urged all-out efforts to comprehensively investigate hidden dangers, implement defensive measures in detail, strengthen material guarantees, pre-emergency rescue and rescue forces, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
The governor also urged local governments to batten down the hatches in preparation of In-fa and ensure the safety of farming and fishing activities in regions that would be affected by the strong gusts and heavy downpours.
Several billion yuan will be allocated in advance from central budget reserve funds to aid regions severely hit by floods, and greater support will be provided depending on the severity of the actual situation.
Coastal areas in East China should be on full alert for rainstorms and strong winds as Typhoon In-Fa may make landfall between Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on Monday and Tuesday, the National Meteorological Center said.
The cyclone is forecast to possibly land in form of a typhoon or severe typhoon, the third- and second-strongest ones among the six levels. The center said it hasn't ruled out the possibility that the cyclone will move northward along Zhejiang and Jiangsu without landing.
In any event, large-scale heavy rain will hit East China's Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces as well as Shanghai from Thursday to Monday due to the typhoon, the center said.
China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
