FOCUS | China steps up emergency response as Typhoon Bavi nears-Xinhua
FOCUS | China steps up emergency response as Typhoon Bavi nears
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-07-12 00:12:17
Fishing boats take shelter from the typhoon at a port in Donghai Village of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Saturday intensified emergency response measures with Typhoon Bavi set to slam into the country's eastern coast, resulting in meteorological, water resources, transport and emergency management authorities issuing alerts and reinforcing flood-control efforts ahead of the expected landfall.
The country's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood and typhoon control in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi, all in east China, as well as southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
A drone photo taken on July 11, 2026 shows the Yuetan Reservoir carrying out a pre-release to increase its flood control storage capacity in Xiuning County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Chang Nengjia)Technicians test an emergency water supply and drainage rescue vehicle in Nanping City, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)Construction workers come to a shelter at Shanyang Town in Jinshan District of east China's Shanghai, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)A medical worker measures blood pressure for a resident at a shelter in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)A drone photo taken on July 11, 2026 shows staff members patrolling on a boat in prevention of Typhoon Bavi in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Zhao Qirui/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on July 11, 2026 shows the Tiantang Reservoir that has dropped to the dead water level in Luotian County of Huanggang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)An elderly couple arrange belongings at a shelter in Jinshan District of east China's Shanghai, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)A girl strokes her dog at a shelter in Jinshan District of east China's Shanghai, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)Residents rest at a shelter at Chengkan Town in Huizhou District of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Chang Nengjia)This photo taken on July 11, 2026 shows flood-control sandbags at Chengkan ancient village in Huizhou District of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Chang Nengjia)A meteorological emergency command vehicle collects meteorological data by the sea in Fuding City, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 11, 2026.(Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)Residents stay at a shelter in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
