Okay, here’s a breakdown of the key details from the provided text, summarizing the actions taken by various transportation authorities in response to typhoon and heavy rainfall threats:
Overall situation:
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is coordinating a nationwide response to potential disruptions caused by a typhoon and associated heavy rainfall. The focus is on ensuring safety across all modes of transportation - road,rail,and waterway. A key strategy is proactive prevention, including closures, pre-positioning of emergency teams, and strict safety checks.
Key Actions by Region/authority:
Ministry of transport (MOT):
Dispatched authorities to Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, anhui, Chongqing, Hubei, and other provinces.
Emphasized strengthening dispatching, command, emergency response, and shelter for ships/personnel.
Prioritized preventing secondary disasters from heavy rainfall.
Ordered suspension of operations if safety conditions aren’t met (“stop as they should be stopped, close as they should be closed, withdraw as all they should be withdrawn”).
Focused on “response,patrol,and control” on highways,especially in areas with weather warnings. Issued a traffic safety tip for travelers (see below).
Guangdong Province:
Maintained a Level III emergency response for typhoon prevention.
Implemented scientific control measures, including closing 5 expressways and suspending all coastal routes during the typhoon.
Plans for road clearance and repairs after the typhoon to restore traffic.
Guangdong Maritime Safety Governance shifted focus to inland rivers, preventing accidents like anchor dragging, collisions, and bridge strikes.
Developed a ship port release plan with remote monitoring and on-site patrols.
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region:
Dispatched transportation authorities to affected cities and counties.
Emphasized “response,patrol,and control” on highways.
Pre-positioned emergency forces and verified implementation of prevention measures.
Jiangsu Province:
Dispatched Transportation Bureaus to Yancheng, Yangzhou, Taizhou, and other cities.
Strengthened safety supervision during bad weather.
Implemented navigation closures on Taihu Lake and Hongze Lake.
Stopped water tour projects and highway/waterway construction in affected areas.
Traffic Safety Tip (from MOT):
Be aware of potential disasters like landslides and rockfalls.
Avoid areas with visible hazards.
Reduce speed in rainy conditions.
Use profile lights, low beam headlights, and fog lights.
Increase following distance and distance from the road edge when overtaking.
Source:
Editors: Yuan Bo, Zhao Xinyue.
In essence, the authorities are taking a very cautious and proactive approach to minimize risks to travelers and infrastructure during and after the typhoon and heavy rainfall events.
