Large sea ports near Shanghai on China's east coast are forced to…
Large sea ports near Shanghai on China's east coast are forced to suspend operations due to the approaching Typhoon Dolphin, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Consensus
- Large ports near Shanghai in China temporarily stopped operations due to the approaching typhoon 'Dolphins'.
- The typhoon 'Dolphins' was located near Okinawa, Japan, and moving toward Wenzhou in Zhejiang province.
- Wind speeds were expected to reach 151 km/h.
- Emergency measures were activated by local authorities in Zhejiang province.
- 162 passenger ferry lines in Zhejiang province were suspended.
- 474 construction vessels were moved to safe shelters.
- Ships were allowed to leave ports but typically anchor offshore before the storm arrives.
- The typhoon was expected to reach China's eastern coast in the evening of August 9.
Points of divergence
- The typhoon 'Dolphins' is expected to reach the eastern coast of China in the evening of August 9. — kommersant
- The typhoon 'Dolphins' is predicted to reach the eastern coast of China in the evening on Sunday. — interfax
- The typhoon 'Dolphins' passed near Okinawa and was moving toward Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. — kommersant
- The typhoon 'Dolphins' moved toward Wenzhou in Zhejiang, with heavy rain expected in the weekend, especially on Sunday, and up to 550 mm of precipitation forecasted in some areas of Zhejiang within 24 hours. — interfax
- Rainfall is expected to shift inland into Jiangxi and Anhui provinces early next week. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Chinese ports suspended operations due to typhoon 'Dolphin' — Коммерсантъ
- Marine ports in China suspend operations due to an approaching typhoon — Интерфакс