Typhoon Co-May, China’s eighth tropical storm this year, made landfall in the eastern province of Zhejiang early Wednesday, according to Chinese officials.
The typhoon churned ashore in Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, with a maximum wind force of 23 meters per second in its core, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency, citing a statement from the Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory.
In preparation for the storm’s arrival, Zhejiang officials raised the emergency response level from IV to III at 3:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday (0700 GMT).
China has a four-tier emergency response system for natural catastrophes, with Level I indicating the highest level of attention.
President Xi Jinping has called for all-out measures to guarantee the safety of people and property after at least 30 people perished in China’s capital on Tuesday as heavy rainfall battered Beijing, causing severe flooding, infrastructure damage, and mass evacuations.
Jizhou district in Tianjin municipality in northern China has seen thousands of residents and visitors flee after the region was hit by the worst flash flood in 70 years, which submerged 13 villages and prompted a top-level emergency response.
Approximately 10,527 individuals had been moved to seven emergency shelters as of Tuesday.
