Typhoon Nesat Made Landfall in Eastern Hainan

Typhoon Nesat has now made landfall in Wenchang city in Hainan province, prompting some 58,000 people to evacuate¹ in eastern Hainan and fishing boats to return to harbor in Guangdong and Guangxi. The typhoon also forced a series of suspensions in public services, transport, hospitals and schools in Hong Kong.

CRI's Zheng Chengguang has more.

 
Packing winds of 42 meters per second at its center, Typhoon Nesat has made landfall in the township of Wengtian in the island province of Hainan.

The city has evacuated² over 57,000 people and recalled ships, suspended flight and ferry services and closed schools to brace³ for Nesat.

In addition, all kindergartens, primary and middle schools in Wenchang, Sanya, Qionghai and Hainan's capital of Haikou, have suspended classes for two days.

The China Meterological Administration has issued a red warning alert, saying Nesat has intensified⁴ into a strong Typhoon after gaining strength in the South China sea, and now is only hours away from southeast coast of the mainland.

Emergency measures are now in place in many cities to cope with Nesat's assault.

Liang Changnian from the Qinzhou Flood Control and Drought Relief Center in Guangxi Zhuang Autunomous Region says people safety comes the priority,

"We have ordered all the fishery departments in coastal⁵ townships to recall their ships and fishing boats by 12pm. All the fishermen have been asked to go immediately onshore to wait the storm out. Workers at the dams and sea walls are now at full alert against disasters in the nature of a mudslide or flood. In addition, mines and schools have been informed to send workers and students home, as a concentration of so many people together is potentially dangerous."

Earlier in the day, the Hong Kong Observatory⁶ issued the No. 8 Southeast Gale⁷ or Storm Signal to inform all citizens of the onset⁸ of Nesat.

Malik Yusuf, a Hong Kong resident says the city is well prepared against Nesat's assault.

"The city certainly seems to be quite well prepared, almost everybody i know is informed at the time they come to work that they wouldn't have to work today as the storm signal given by the observatory in Hong Kong. And obviously the government does seem to have done a very good job informing people and letting them know the consequences of the Typhoon."

The city has also suspended the stock market. All courts, tribunals, court registries and offices are closed and the home Affairs Department has opened 11 temporary shelters in various districts for people in need of refuge during the passage of the typhoon.

Nesat has left at least 35 people dead and 45 others missing in the Philippines.

For CRI, I'm Zheng Chengguang.

1 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

4 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

6 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

7 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

8 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。