Fishing boats instructed to return to ports due to gales in east China city

More than 1,760 fishing boats have been instructed by administration authorities to return to ports in Lianyungang City of east China's Jiangsu Province with evacuation of personnel, amid a cold wave which has brought gales with speeds of 24.5 to 28.4 meters per second since Sunday.

Competent authorities have activated safety plans.

The local fishery administration authorities have stepped up patrols in port areas, focusing on verifying the mooring and reinforcement of fishing boats, anti-freezing protection of equipment and evacuation of personnel.

The Lianyungang Maritime Safety Administration sent early-warning information to wharf companies, shipping enterprises, construction units and relevant vessels to ensure safety, and is using a smart maritime supervision system to carry out monitoring around the clock.

Fishing boats instructed to return to ports due to gales in east China city

Fishing boats instructed to return to ports due to gales in east China city

The National Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve in Luoyang City's Mengjin District, central China's Henan Province, welcomed its first batch of overwintering black storks, a national first-class protected wild animal, on Friday.

Footage recorded by local researchers captured multiple black storks wandering through wetlands in groups, strolling leisurely in black, metallic plumage.

The group numbered 21 birds and arrived earlier than in previous years, when they typically reached the area in mid-to-late November.

Black storks arrive early at Henan’s Yellow River wetland for wintering