Zhejiang adopts precaution measures against Typhoon Pulasan

East China's Zhejiang Province has adopted a series of precaution measures against the nearing Typhoon Pulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, which is expected to make landfall along Zhejiang's coastal areas between Thursday afternoon and evening.

Earlier on Wednesday, the province activated the Level-IV emergency response and raised it to Level III at 09:30 on Thursday.

Taizhou City of Zhejiang, where landfall is expected, has implemented comprehensive measures to brace for the approaching typhoon.

Jiantiao town in Sanmen County of Taizhou is home to more than 30 marine-related enterprises, and local staff have conducted inspections and reinforcements on relevant vessels, gantry cranes, and mobile cranes in advance.

Currently, more than 3,000 workers in the town have temporarily stopped work and evacuated.

The originally scheduled date for the opening of the East China Sea fishing season on September 16 was postponed due to the impact of Typhoon Bebinca and Typhoon Pulasan. Currently, over 3,000 fishing boats in Taizhou have all returned to ports to seek shelter.

In Sanjiangkou of Ningbo City, along the river embankment in Jiangbei District, approximately 55 kilometers of flood barriers have been constructed. In Yinzhou District, about 28 kilometers of flood barriers have also been built to ensure the safety of the shops and residents along the river.

At the same time, Ningbo City has activated a Level-IV response to Typhoon Pulasan. If the emergency response level is raised to Level-I, flood barriers will be further reinforced by approximately half a meter to reach a total height of 4.63 meters.

At present, 170 vessels are temporarily docked at various piers with the assistance of the maritime department. Meanwhile, the maritime authorities are strengthening inspections to ensure all boats are safely sheltered from the typhoon. All four ongoing water-related projects in the area have also been halted.

China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe.

Zhejiang adopts precaution measures against Typhoon Pulasan

Zhejiang adopts precaution measures against Typhoon Pulasan

Zhejiang adopts precaution measures against Typhoon Pulasan

Zhejiang adopts precaution measures against Typhoon Pulasan

Zhejiang adopts precaution measures against Typhoon Pulasan

The death toll in Lebanon from the ongoing Israeli attacks had risen to 2,350 since October of last year, with 10,906 others injured, said the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Tuesday said Israeli troops continued to advance its offensive in southern Lebanon, killing several Hezbollah militants.

On the same day, Hezbollah announced that its militants fired a barrage of rockets on northern Israel bordering Lebanon.

The IDF also said Israeli soldiers uncovered dozens of tunnel shafts and extensive underground facilities in southern Lebanon, and found weapons in a residential building during a raid.

Meanwhile, it revealed that the Israeli army detected about 30 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel with some having been intercepted, and air sirens sounded there.

On early Wednesday morning, about 50 rockets were fired from Lebanon into the Safed region of Israel, with no reports of casualties, according to the IDF.

Hezbollah and Israeli forces have been exchanging fire along the Lebanese-Israeli border since outbreak of the latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, last year. Hezbollah is showing solidarity with Hamas which was fighting a war with Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Since Sept. 23, the Israeli military has been carrying out an extensive air campaign in Lebanon, dubbed "Arrows of the North," in a dangerous escalation with Hezbollah.

Lebanese death toll from Israeli attacks climbs to 2,350