Ministry of Transport responds to Typhoon Youte

On the afternoon of August 13, the Ministry of Transport convened a video conference to announce the launch of a three-level emergency response to fully deploy the transportation system to defend Typhoon "Yutt" No. 11 this year.

It is understood that Typhoon Yute is expected to land on the coast of central China from the middle of Guangdong to noon during the night from noon on August 14. The wind can reach 13 to 15 levels during landing. "Youte" has three characteristics: large changes in development, speed of movement, landing strong wind, a wide range of impact, long rainfall, local strength.

The meeting requested that all units of the transport system should follow the unified leadership and command of the governments at all levels and the Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters to closely track the development trend of the typhoon and adhere to "early preparation, early deployment, and early inspection, depending on the focus, difficulties, and characteristics of the area's prevention. Implement early implementation of the plan, implement deployment, responsibility, measures, personnel supplies and inspections, implement the “five positions,” highlight the three important links of “prevention, avoidance, and rescue” and ensure that all defense work is carried out in a forceful, orderly and effective manner. .