I have a Chinese language mid-term exam this afternoon, and I want to find information about Typhoon Meranti, because the essay I want to write is called "Typhoon Meranti".

Super Typhoon Meranti (English: Typhoon Meranti, international number: 1614, Joint Typhoon Warning Center: 16W, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration: Ferdie) was the 2016 Pacific typhoon season 14 named storms. The name "Meranti" (Malay: Meranti) was provided by Malaysia. It refers to a tall tree with soft wood and is a commonly used building material.

Strong wind forecast

Affected by "Meranti", from September 13th to 15th, the ocean east of Taiwan, the Bashi Strait, the Taiwan Strait, the northern part of the South China Sea, and the eastern part of Taiwan and The wind force in the south, along the coast of Fujian and the coast of Guangdong will gradually increase to level 8 to level 10. In some sea areas or areas, the wind strength will reach level 12 to level 14, and in some sea areas it can reach level 16.

From 14:00 on the 13th to 14:00 on the 14th, there will be strong winds of level 7 to 9 in the northeastern part of the South China Sea, the ocean east of Taiwan, the Taiwan Strait, the coast of Taiwan, the coast of Fujian, the coast of southern Zhejiang, and the southwestern part of the East China Sea. The wind force in some sea areas can reach level 10 to 12, and the wind force in the nearby sea area where the center of "Meranti" passes can reach level 13 to 17 and above.

From 14:00 on the 14th to 14:00 on the 15th, the northeastern part of the South China Sea, the Bashi Strait, the ocean east of Taiwan, the Taiwan Strait, the coast of Taiwan, the southeast and coastal areas of Fujian, the southern coast of Zhejiang, the eastern part of Guangdong and its There will be strong winds of magnitude 7 to 10 along the coast and the southern part of the East China Sea, and winds of magnitude 11 to 12 in some sea areas and areas. Winds in the nearby sea areas and areas where the center of "Meranti" passes can reach magnitudes 13 to 17, with gusts of magnitude 17 or above.

Fujian

Affected by the high-altitude trough and low-level vorticity, starting from the evening of the 11th, Fuzhou, Fujian Province encountered severe thunderstorms. The strong winds and showers that lasted for several hours brought serious consequences to the urban area of ​​Fuzhou. Due to urban waterlogging and traffic congestion, Fuzhou city turned on the "sea view" mode overnight.

Monitoring data from the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Bureau shows that from 8:00 on the 11th to 8:00 on the 12th, the 24-hour rainfall in Fujian Province exceeded 50 mm in 255 towns and 39 counties and cities (districts). There are 54 towns and villages in 16 counties (districts) exceeding 100 mm, with Jianxin Town in Cangshan District being the largest at 181.8 mm. The rain in Fujian Province weakened on the 12th, and the heavy rain process tended to end.

From 12:00 on September 12, Fujian has lifted the Level IV emergency response for major meteorological disasters (heavy rain), activated the Level IV emergency response for major meteorological disasters (typhoons), and made every effort to respond to Typhoon No. 14 "Meranti" .

On September 12, the Fujian Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters convened relevant departments to discuss the development trend of "Meranti" and its impact on Fujian. All fishing boats operating at sea in fishing grounds, central Fujian fisheries, east Fujian fisheries, fisheries outside Fujian and Diaoyu Island waters should go to the nearest port to take shelter. The elderly, weak, women and children on the fishing rafts along the coast of Fujian, and the main fisheries on the fishing rafts on the coastal waters of Fuzhou and the south All labor personnel should be evacuated ashore, and coastal tourist attractions and coastal construction sites should be closed and suspended.

"Meranti" continued to move northwest at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, and its intensity slowly weakened. It made landfall on the coast of Xiang'an District, Xiamen City in the early morning of the 15th. The intensity at the time of landing was a strong typhoon level. (42~50 meters/second, level 14~15).

Affected by "Meranti", strong winds blew along the coast of Fujian. In the early hours of this morning, average winds of magnitude 7 to 9 occurred along the central and northern coast, and gusts of magnitude 9 to 11 occurred along the central coast, with 32.2 meters/second (level 11) at Dachui Island in Hui'an being the largest.

In the middle of the night on the 13th, in response to the accelerating movement of the typhoon, the Fujian Provincial Defense Directorate urgently made arrangements to complete the sea transfer work 2 hours in advance, and provided point-to-point guidance to coastal cities.

One person died and one person is missing in Gutian, Fujian

Typhoon "Meranti" caused heavy damage to Xiamen's power grid. It has caused a large number of substations to be out of operation and caused widespread power outages in the city, especially on the island. It is more serious in other areas. At present, the wind power has not weakened significantly, and the damage to the power grid is still expanding. Xiamen city's water plants have lost power due to external line failures, and the city's water supply has now been stopped. When the normal water supply will be restored depends on when the electricity will return to normal. [7]

On September 15, Gutian County, Ningde City, Fujian Province was affected by the strong typhoon "Meranti". A short-duration heavy rainfall occurred in the county in the early morning. One person was missing and 1 died due to the disaster. people.

As of 7:00 on September 16, Typhoon "Meranti" *** caused 704,000 people in 79 counties (cities and districts) in 9 districts and cities in Fujian and the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone. Seven people died and nine were missing due to the disaster, resulting in direct economic losses of 1.66 billion yuan. The National Disaster Reduction Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs urgently launched a national level IV disaster relief emergency response to assist Fujian Province in the disaster relief work of Typhoon Meranti.

As of 21:00 on September 16, 1.7958 million people have been affected by the disaster in 9 districts and cities and Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone and 86 counties (cities and districts) in Fujian Province, and 655,500 people have been evacuated urgently. ; 86,700 hectares of crops were affected, 40,000 hectares were damaged, and 10,000 hectares were harvested; 18,323 houses were damaged; industrial enterprises in Xiamen, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou were completely suspended; 54.05 kilometers of embankments were damaged, and 1,087 water conservancy facilities were damaged (place).

Due to the widespread disaster, 18 people died and 11 people were missing in various places. Among them, 9 people died and 8 people were missing in Quanzhou City, which was severely affected.

Guangdong

From the 14th to the 16th, there will be strong winds above level 10 to 12 in the coastal cities and counties in the east of our province, the Pearl River Estuary and the sea east of it; from the night of the 13th to the 14th In the morning, the waves in the Bashi Strait gradually increased to wild waves of 8-13 meters, and raging waves of more than 14 meters may occur in some places. Starting from the morning of the 14th, large to huge waves appeared from east to west in the northeastern waters of the South China Sea. Starting from the afternoon of the 14th , there will be large waves of more than 2.5 meters in the offshore waters of eastern Guangdong. From the night of the 14th to the morning of the 15th, there will be huge waves of more than 4 meters in the waters of Shantou, Jieyang, and Shanwei. The landing point and its northern coast may have waves of more than 6 meters; Since the 15th is the astronomical spring tide period, if the most unfavorable situation is that the typhoon lands in the eastern Guangdong area of ​​our province and the tides are superimposed, the section from Jieyang to Shantou will have a maximum storm water increase of 100-220 centimeters, and some tide stations will have overflow levels. Warning level.

The South China Sea Forecast Center of the State Oceanic Administration issued an orange wave warning and storm surge warning at 16:00 on the 13th. It is expected that from the night of the 13th to the day of the 14th, wild waves of 8 to 13 meters will appear in the Bashi Strait and the northeastern waters of the South China Sea, and a storm surge may occur along the eastern Guangdong coast from the 14th to the 16th.

The Guangdong Provincial Defense Director said that since the 15th is during the astronomical tide period, if Typhoon "Meranti" lands in eastern Guangdong at this time, the most unfavorable situation will be the "high superposition" of tides. The maximum storm water increase of 100 to 220 centimeters will occur in the section from Jieyang to Shantou, and some tide stations will experience super-warning tide levels.

The Guangdong Provincial Defense Headquarters launched a Level III wind prevention emergency response at 9:00 on the 13th, requiring all relevant regions and departments to proceed from the most unfavorable situation and conscientiously ensure that fishing boats return to the harbor to take shelter and fishing raft staff disembark. Control of risk avoidance, coastal and island tourism activities to ensure personnel safety.

On the 14th, it was cloudy and turned to heavy rain in eastern Guangdong, and it was cloudy in other cities and counties with some showers. On the 15th, Shantou, Chaozhou, Jieyang, and Meizhou experienced heavy rainstorms and local heavy rains, as well as strong winds of level 11 to level 13, and gusts of level 15. It will rain heavily, and it will be cloudy with showers in other cities and counties. On the 16th, there were moderate to heavy rains in Shaoguan, Heyuan, and Meizhou, while showers and sometimes heavy rains occurred in other cities and counties. On the 17th, there were showers and sometimes heavy rain in the southern cities and counties of our province, while the remaining cities and counties were cloudy.

Guangdong has suspended classes and businesses! ! !

As of 18:00 on the 13th, the Shantou Meteorological Department has upgraded the typhoon blue warning signal to the typhoon yellow warning signal. The meteorological departments of Shanwei, Jieyang and Chaozhou said that the local typhoon warning signal may be issued on the evening of the 13th. Upgraded to typhoon yellow warning signal. According to the "Guangdong Province Meteorological Disaster Prevention Regulations", all nurseries, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools within the city's jurisdiction will be closed.

Some Shantou flights canceled

Xiamen-Shenzhen High-speed Railway will be suspended tomorrow

Southern Railway will stop selling tickets for 166 trains

Taiwan

From 8:00 on the 13th to 8:00 on the 14th, there will be strong winds of magnitude 7-8 and gusts of magnitude 9-10 in the Taiwan Strait to the east of Taiwan. There will be heavy rain or heavy rain in some areas in eastern Taiwan and other places. Southeastern Taiwan will There will be heavy rain (100-110 mm).

From 14:00 on the 14th to 14:00 on the 15th, there were heavy rainstorms or extremely heavy rains (250-350 mm) in eastern and southern Taiwan.

Zhejiang

< p> From 8:00 on September 15, 2016 to 13:00 on September 15, the area rainfall in Taishun County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province was 240.6mm, with a maximum of 390.1mm. The county urgently relocated 12,943 people, with 1 death and 1 missing.

Affected by the heavy rains brought by Typhoon Meranti, four covered bridges in Taishun were washed away, three of which are national cultural protection units and one is a provincial cultural protection unit.

Meteorological experts remind that "Meranti" may be the strongest typhoon to land in China this year. The strong wind lasts for a long time, the rainfall intensity is heavy, and it coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival astronomical tide. It is recommended that Taiwan, Fujian, and Guangdong Coastal areas such as Guangdong Province need to guard against the adverse effects caused by the superposition of wind, rain and tide. In particular, scenic spots and island-related tourism need to strengthen safety management such as evacuation of people.

1. The government and relevant departments should do a good job in typhoon prevention and emergency response in accordance with their duties;

2. Water operations in relevant waters and passing ships should return to the port to take shelter, strengthen port facilities, and prevent ships from Anchors, groundings and collisions;

3. Stop large indoor and outdoor gatherings and dangerous outdoor operations such as high altitudes.

4. Reinforce or dismantle structures that are easily blown by the wind. People should not go out at will. They should stay in a windproof and safe place as much as possible. Ensure that the elderly and children stay in the safest place at home. People in dangerous buildings timely transfer. When the center of a typhoon passes by, the wind will decrease or remain stationary for a period of time. Remember that strong winds will suddenly strike. You should continue to stay in a safe place to avoid the wind and move people in dangerous buildings in time.

5. Relevant areas should pay attention to preventing flash floods and geological disasters that may be caused by heavy precipitation.