Typhoon Nida makes landfall in Guangdong shutting down most cities

Combined photo shows the flooded Zhuhai Fisher Girl Statue on Aug. 2 (up) and visitors at the statue on Aug. 1

Typhoon Nida made landfall at 3.35 a.m. yesterday at the Dapeng Peninsula in the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, according to local weather authorities.
The strong typhoon, which picked up speed with winds reaching up to 151.2 km per hour, was at the time moving northwest at 25 km per hour and was expected to sweep across the cities of Shenzhen, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Foshan and Zhaoqing and into neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangdong provincial weather authorities informed the Xinhua news agency.

A tree is blown down by strong winds brought by Typhoon Nida in Shantou, south China’s Guangdong Province

Due to its passage, nearly 200 train trips were suspended yesterday, including 180 bullet train trips, according to the Nanning Railway Bureau. Trains from Guangzhou to Nanning, capital of Guangxi, and Guiyang, capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, were among those suspended.
More than 2,000 soldiers and paramilitary forces, as well as over 100 ambulances, were prepared for the emergency response in Shenzhen, the city’s armed police headquarters said.
The Guangdong provincial government on Monday evening requested the suspension of projects, businesses, markets, schools and transportation. Companies and organizations that do not provide critical services or urban operations were also encouraged to offer a day off yesterday.
All ships scheduled to end their fishing ban on Monday were asked to delay their departure and stay at port to avoid the rainstorm. MDT/Xinhua