Typhoon Kalmaegi lashes S China
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A tricycle is blown down by strong wind in Xuwen County of Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 16, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Flooding sea water reached 1.2 meters deep on Changdi Road in Haikou. In one area, water overflowed into a nearby police station courtyard and engulfed several police motorcycles.
Refrigerators, motorcycles, washing machines and computers in supermarkets and shops were seen submerged in water.
"Water is rising too quickly to move them out," said a supermarket owner surnamed Li.
As of Tuesday noon, power supply in more than 245 residential compounds in Haikou had been cut off and three water plants suspended water supply.
The provincial capital's Haikou Meilan International Airport canceled 104 flights on Tuesday. The resort city of Sanya's Phoenix International Airport canceled 69 flights as of 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
In Lingao County, more than 4,300 fishing boats have been called back to shore and 19,924 people have been evacuated, according to the county government.
Torrential rains hit many parts of western Guangdong on Tuesday, blowing down trees and causing floods in urban areas. All boat services were suspended across the Qiongzhou Straits.
"Typhoon Rammasun, which landed in Xuwen two months ago, devastated the banana industry," said Zhou Jincong, a local resident, adding typhoon Kalmaegi would further reduce agriculture output this year.
At Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, the busiest airport in south China, most flights were unaffected by the typhoon, with only 11 flights canceled and three delayed on Tuesday.
At Nanning International Airport of the neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 30 flights have been canceled as of 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Some 44 trains also suspended services on Tuesday, according to the Nanning Railway Bureau.
Both Guangdong and Hainan provincial governments issued the highest Grade I alerts on Monday for Kalmaegi, which will bring heavy rains to the region in the coming two days.
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