Recently, typhoon and hurricane have successively hit Japan, Canada, the United States and other places. Local buildings have been damaged to a certain extent, and there have been news of casualties. I hereby remind international students to pay attention to the weather forecast when living abroad. , Beware of going out on typhoon days to avoid unnecessary losses.
United States
According to the Associated Press local time on the 24th, as tropical storm "Ian" continues to strengthen in the Caribbean Sea, Florida is expected to usher in hurricanes and heavy rainfall, and the state has declared a state of emergency. According to reports, the previous governor of Florida has issued emergency orders to many places in the state on the 23rd, and the scope of the warning has been expanded to the whole state.
According to the forecast released by National Hurricane Center , the current tropical storm "Ian" in Caribbean region continues to intensify, develops into a hurricane on the 25th, becomes a strong hurricane on the 26th or 27th, and moves to the west coast of Florida, with some May land on in Florida later next week.
The weather department has warned that parts of Florida are at risk of storm surge, hurricanes, heavy rainfall, flooding, and more. Under the state emergency order, Florida emergency protection funds were released and the National Guard was activated and placed on standby. The governor's office said the entire state of Florida is at risk of severe weather such as storm surge, flooding, and high winds.
Meanwhile NASA said it had decided to abandon its planned launch attempt on the 27th due to concerns about tropical storms.
Canada
A downed utility pole on a road in Nova Scotia Photo source: CCTV News
Hurricane Fiona, which hit the Caribbean recently, is heading towards Canada's eastern Atlantic coast. The Canadian Meteorological Department has issued warnings for tropical storms or storm surges.
"Fiona" landed on East Nova Scotia on the morning of September 24th. Severe winds and showers will be expected across a wide area including Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, , Newfoundland, and Labrador, and Quebec, parts.
At around 11:00 p.m. on the 23rd, the highest wind gusts on the southern coast of Nova Scotia reached 152 kilometers per hour. Emergency management said the province would be hit hard. "Fiona" landed in eastern Canada in the early morning of the 24th, and Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec were severely affected. As of noon on September 25, local time, the report released by the provincial government of Prince Edward Island, Canada showed that Hurricane "Fiona" had caused one death in the province.
Currently, 95% of Prince Edward Island customers are still without power, and it may take a few days for power company to restore power . The province's docks and fishing infrastructure were also severely damaged. Governor Dennis King said: "The scale and severity of the damage is beyond anything we have seen in the history of our province." Affected by "Talas", Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan continued to record heavy rain from the evening of the 23rd to the 24th, and caused landslides and other disasters, resulting in a total of 2 deaths, 3 injuries, and 1 missing.
According to the Japan Meteorological AgencyIt was announced that 6 areas in Shizuoka Prefecture set a record for the highest 24-hour precipitation in the history of observation. Among them, the 24-hour precipitation in Suruga District, Shizuoka City as of 6:00 a.m. local time on the 24th was as high as 416.5 mm. At present, "Talas" has transformed into an extratropical depression.
Shizuoka Prefecture police said that a landslide in Kakegawa City in the county caused a house to collapse and one person was trapped to death; three houses in Hamamatsu City suffered a landslide, causing three people to be injured. In addition, an elderly man in the county drowned in floodwaters on his way home.
According to the Central Electric Power Company, two towers in Aoi District, Shizuoka City, collapsed due to a landslide, causing power outages for more than 2,000 users. A total of 873 households in Shizuoka Prefecture were flooded, about 55,000 households in Shizuoka City were without water, and mobile phone communication was poor in some areas. The Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka was temporarily suspended .
Philippines
This year's No. 16 typhoon "Olu" made landfall on the coast of Aurora Province in eastern Luzon Island in the Philippines around 8 p.m. yesterday (25th). It brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to many places, including the capital, Manila.
The Philippine Bureau of Atmospheric Geophysics and Astronomy said that "Olu" was upgraded to a super typhoon in the early morning of the 25th, with a maximum sustained wind force of 195 kilometers per hour near the center and an instantaneous wind force of 240 kilometers per hour. It is expected to continue in the next 6 to 12 hours. Move west or west-southwest. At least 6 provinces in the Philippines have issued a level 5 (ie the highest level) typhoon warning; Manila issued a level 4 typhoon warning and announced that government departments and schools will be suspended on the 26th.
Affected by "Olu", nearly 50 international and domestic flights in the Philippines have been canceled, and more than 2,500 people have been stranded in ports. Some areas may encounter strong winds and heavy rainfall caused by floods and landslides, and some areas may even experience storm surges exceeding 3 meters . The Bureau of Atmospheric Geophysics and Astronomy has urged residents in lower-lying areas along the coast of Quezon and Aurora to evacuate as soon as possible.
How to deal with the typhoon? Emergency items such as mobile power supply and flashlight; check whether the electrical circuits, fires, gas and other facilities are safe; inside the house, the window glass is pasted into a "meter" figure with tape to prevent the window glass from breaking.
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When the typhoon comes, you need to continue to pay attention to the dynamic information of the typhoon. It is best not to go out. If you are outdoors, do not take shelter from the wind and rain near temporary buildings, billboards, iron towers, big trees, etc.; Drive to an underground parking lot or a sheltered place; if you live in a tent, you should immediately put away the tent and go to a sturdy house for shelter from the wind; if you are on the water (such as swimming), you should immediately go ashore for shelter from the wind and rain.
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Shortly after a severe typhoon, be sure to stay still in the house or in your original hideout. Because the "eye" of the typhoon passes over the sky, the ground will be calm for a period of time, but it must not be considered that the storm is over. Usually, this kind of calm lasts less than an hour, and the wind will swept in from the opposite direction with thunderous force again. If you are sheltering outdoors, then you should move to the opposite side of the original shelter.
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should keep a record of the contact information of emergency rescue departments during the process of studying abroad. In case of extreme weather, if you need to repair the power supply or call an ambulance, you can contact the relevant local organization in time. In addition, international students must go to the localThe Chinese embassy for record, fill in the details of personal and domestic and foreign emergency contacts, in case of local large-scale disasters, or even local wars, can be protected in time. The
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12308 hotline is opened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide consular protection and services for Chinese citizens, 24 hours a day throughout the year. The hotline can be called for assistance anytime, anywhere in the world.
Source: Chinanews.com, Xinhuanet, Taihai.com, etc. The pictures are from the Internet, such as intrusion and deletion.
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