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Typhoon Co-May has regained strength and is heading toward Zhejiang, prompting emergency measures. Heavy rainfall is expected, increasing risks of landslides and urban flooding. The storm's impact may worsen conditions in already rain-affected regions. Authorities are on high alert to mitigate potential disasters.

Key Points: Typhoon Co-May Reintensifies as Zhejiang Braces for Impact

  • Typhoon Co-May strengthens near Zhejiang
  • Heavy rainfall expected in coastal areas
  • Risk of landslides and urban flooding
  • Emergency response activated for disaster prevention
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East China province prepares for typhoon Co-May's comeback

Zhejiang activates emergency response as Typhoon Co-May regains strength, threatening heavy rains and flooding in East China.

"Co-May’s effect may overlap with rain-affected regions, posing high disaster risks. – Xinhua"

Hangzhou, July 28

Typhoon Co-May, the eighth typhoon of the year affecting China, reintensified into a typhoon after weakening into a low-pressure system, as it approached east China's Zhejiang Province, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Monday.

The province initiated a Level IV emergency response to the approaching typhoon, which was located about 700 km southeast of Zhoushan city on Monday morning, packing winds of up to 18 metres per second.

The typhoon is expected to move northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, approaching the eastern part of the East China Sea and nearing the coastal areas of Zhejiang, while gradually intensifying in strength.

It is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the coastal and northern regions of Zhejiang over the next three days, with the heaviest rainfall anticipated from Monday night to Wednesday.

Meteorological experts warned that Co-May's effect may overlap with previously rain-affected regions in northern Zhejiang, posing a high risk of disasters such as landslides, flash floods in small river basins, and urban and rural waterlogging, Xinhua news agency reported.

Typhoon Wipha, the seventh typhoon of the year, has also impacted China, particularly Hong Kong and Guangdong province, with strong winds and heavy rainfall. The typhoon caused significant disruptions to air travel, public transport, and daily life in Hong Kong, with hundreds of flights cancelled and transport services suspended. The storm also led to flooding in low-lying areas and trapped residents in some regions.

Water conservancy authorities on Monday announced China's No.1 flood of major rivers of 2025 in the Luanhe River, located in north China's Haihe River Basin.

Due to recent heavy rainfall, the Luanhe River has experienced a rise in water levels. At 4.30 a.m. on Monday, the inflow rate at the Panjiakou Reservoir on the main stream of the Luanhe River rose to 2,270 cubic metres per second, according to the Haihe River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources.

Based on relevant standards, this marks the occurrence of the first flood of 2025 for the Luanhe River -- also the first for all major rivers in the country in 2025.

A maximum inflow rate of about 4,000 cubic metres per second is expected at the Panjiakou Reservoir on Monday night.

Beijing, also located in the Haihe River Basin, has been experiencing heavy rainfall over the past few days. Torrential rains, notably, have resulted in the evacuation of more than 3,000 residents in Beijing's suburban district of Miyun.

- IANS

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Priya S
China's disaster management seems quite organized with their level-based emergency responses. India could learn from their flood prediction and early warning systems. The 4000 cubic meters per second inflow prediction is impressive!
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Aman W
While we should be concerned about natural disasters anywhere, I wonder why Indian media gives so much coverage to China's weather events when we have our own monsoon crises to focus on? 🤔
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Sarah B
The overlapping effects of multiple typhoons sounds terrifying! Reminds me of how Kerala suffered back-to-back floods in 2018 and 2019. Climate change is making these extreme weather events more frequent everywhere.
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Vikram M
Interesting to see how China manages water resources during such events. The Panjiakou Reservoir data shows good monitoring systems. In India, we often get flood warnings too late for proper evacuation.
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Kavya N
My cousin lives in Hangzhou! She says the local government has sent multiple SMS alerts about the typhoon. Wish our municipal corporations were this proactive during monsoon season. Stay safe everyone in the path of Co-May! 💙

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