Haishen, the third most powerful super typhoon in the world in 2020, hits China. Super typhoon Haishen, the 10th storm of the year, is expected to bring strong rains to the eastern regions of China. On the evening, the Chinese National Meteoro logical Station extended the blue warning against Typhoon Haishen, which is expected to cause heavy rain and strong winds in the East China Sea areas. According to the latest typhoon news, this year's 10th super typhoon was observed in the Pacific Northwest, about 890 km south of the Japanese island of Kyushu at 5:00 pm. On May 5 with maximum winds rising to 216km / near the center of the storm - Xinhua reported from China National Meteorological Center (NMC).
According to severe weather Europe, super typhoon Haishen is the third strongest storm in the world in 2020 and one of the worst storms recorded in Japan. The biggest hurricane ever to hit Japan was a Category 5 super typhoon in September. China National Meteorological Center predicts storms to move in a northwest direction at a speed of 20 km / h and gradually strengthen. From the night of 5.9 to the night of September 6, the storm is expected to make landfall in the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and the waters off east of Taiwan.
Tracking the forecast path of the typhoon let's move up north along the east coast to the city of Kangni in Kangwondo province. It's another coastal city bracing for storm tonight. People were preparing for the latest typhoon of the season. People were still being affected by it. At the east coast of the peninsula there were around 230 fishing ships there at port and dongghe coast guard had restricted them from going out due to typhoon Maysak. In addition the coast guard also conducted a series of safety examinations. Anyone who refused to evacuate ships faced fines of around 1800 us dollars.
Before Typhoon Haishen, China this year had 9 storms, of which, Typhoon Maysak has just affected 452,700 people in Heilongjiang, north eastern China. The Provincial Meteorological Agency said typhoon Maysak landed in Heilongjiang on September 3, bringing strong winds and accumulated rainfall up to 171.3 mm. From September 3 to April 4. 93 districts and districts of Heilongjiang Province were affected by the storm, with 9,829 people displaced. Natural disasters also damaged 1,157 houses and 369,100 hectares of crops, of which 15,600 hectares of crops were completely destroyed. Local authorities said the water levels of 15 rivers in Heilongjiang province exceeded the warning threshold due to the continuous rainfall brought by Typhoon Maysak.On April 4, 16 hydrological monitoring stations along the rivers found water levels above alarming levels from 0.03 to 1.44 meters.
Heilongjiang province issued a flood warning on April 4, warning of possible flooding in 19 counties, cities and districts of the province. A total of 142 flights were canceled and eight more were delayed at Harbin Taiping International Airport in the provincial capital on Wednesday. Operation of the four trains has been temporarily suspended. It is forecasted that Heilongjiang will continue to experience strong winds and heavy rain around August 8 when Typhoon Haishen makeslandfall. Compared to other provinces in eastern and southern China, typhoons are less common in Heilongjiang, as this border province is not located near a large sea area.
Cargo ship with crew and thousands of cattle missing in typhoon off Japan. The Japanese coast guard has rescued one person from a cargo ship that went missing during a typhoon with 43 crew and 6,000 cattle onboard. The Gulf Livestock 1 sent a distress signal from the East China Sea after being caught up in typhoon Maysak. One seaman was found drifting in rough waters in a life jacket. The search for the rest of the crew and ship continues with planes and patrol ships, amid high waves and strong winds from the storm. The crew of the freighter includes 39 seamen from the Philippines, two from New Zealand, and two from Australia.According to the Japanese coastguard, the man rescued is one of the Filipino crew, who said the ship's engine failed before it was hit by a wave and capsized. The Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand on 14 August headed for China, with the journey expected to take 17 days, Reuters cites New Zealand's Foreign Ministry as saying.
On Wednesday night, the ship sent a distress call from waters to the west of Amami Oshima island in southwestern Japan. Both Australia and New Zealand said they were providing consular assistance to the families of their crew members. The Gulf Livestock 1 is a 139m (450ft), Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel built in 2002. Strong winds and torrential rains from the typhoon battering the region are hampering the search effort for the ship. After moving through the East China Sea, typhoon Maysak, named after a Cambodian tree, made landfall early Thursday in the South Korean port city of Busan. At least one person has been killed, more than 2,200 people have been evacuated to shelters and around 120,000 homes were left without power in the affected region. [
