CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TYPHOON-MUIFA-PREPARATION (CN)
(220914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sandbags to reinforce river banks to prevent river water from flowing backward caused by typhoon in Jiashan County of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 14, 2022. China's national observatory on Wednesday issued a red alert, the most severe warning level, as Typhoon Muifa is expected to make landfall twice later in the day.
The China Meteorological Administration also upgraded the typhoon emergency response to Level II, the second-highest, on the same day.
Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, will make the first landfall in coastal areas between Sanmen County and Zhoushan City in Zhejiang Province around nightfall, and make the second landfall in coastal areas between Jiaxing City in Zhejiang Province and Shanghai's Pudong District on Wednesday evening.
The aforementioned regions have been making emergency preparations for the typhoon and taking precautionary measures against possible geological disasters. (Xinhua/Xu
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