Secretary of the Communist Party of China's Guangdong Province. Calling on provincial officials to prepare for Super Typhoon Saola as if it were on the verge of war.

Wang Kunming, secretary-general of the Guangdong Provincial Communist Party Committee, said at a meeting of senior officials on Thursday night that County officials should stay by their side and do everything possible to defeat the typhoon. Protect people's lives and property Please expedite the evacuation of people so that no person or family will be left behind. A typhoon is now approaching. and will cause strong winds, heavy rain, high waves and other negative impacts on the province, with a high risk of serious disasters. Guangdong authorities raised their emergency response to the typhoon to the highest level on Thursday.

China's National Meteorological Center maintains its typhoon warning at red level. This was the highest level on Friday morning. The typhoon is forecast to make landfall along the southern coast of Guangdong province between Friday and Saturday morning. It is expected to bring heavy rain to the east and south of the province. and southeastern Fujian Province between Friday morning and Saturday morning.

Railway companies in Guangdong announced the suspension of all services from 8:00 p.m. Friday until 6:00 p.m. Saturday local time. as more than 27,000 fishing boats returned to shore. The city of Shenzhen, China's tech hub bordering Hong Kong and home to 12.6 million people, announced this morning that The office will be closed. construction site and factories from 4:00 p.m. local time and the highway entrance will be closed from 7:00 p.m. local time. The school has suspended classes since Thursday afternoon.

Source: Thai News Agency