Evacuate nearly 20,000 people! More than 10,000 chemical plants are affected!
Recently, this year's sixth typhoon "Fireworks" landed in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, and then landed twice in Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, becoming the only typhoon that landed twice in Zhejiang since the meteorological record. The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that in the next 24 hours there will be heavy rainstorms in northern Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, and southern parts of the east and west of the mountain. Heavy rains (100-220) will occur in parts of northern Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, eastern and northern Anhui, etc. Mm), and continue to issue blue warnings for typhoons and yellow warnings for heavy rains.
In recent days, under the influence of "fireworks", heavy rainfall has occurred in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai and other places. The total daily rainfall of 12 national stations in Zhejiang and Shanghai has exceeded the historical extreme value of July. At the same time, many places have adopted different measures for flood control, and local chemical companies have also entered a state of active flood control.
Zhejiang: Many factories stop production, Zhoushan Petrochemical evacuates nearly 20,000 people
Affected by the typhoon "fireworks", from 8 am on the 22nd to 11 am on the 26th, the rainfall in Zhejiang Province was 136.4 mm. At present, there are 50 large and medium-sized reservoirs in Zhejiang Province that exceed the flood limit water level, including 14 large-scale reservoirs. Zhejiang Province’s anti-fingerprint has decided to upgrade its emergency response to typhoon prevention to Level I, and stated that it can suspend work, class, city, and stop if necessary Transportation and closed traffic roads and other measures.
According to the typhoon emergency plan, the Zhoushan Green Petrochemical Base Management Committee transferred 19,611 personnel from July 21 to 19:00 on the 23rd. According to a person familiar with the matter, it has been notified by the maritime department that Zhejiang Petrochemical, located on Yushan Island, is currently unable to ship the goods for the time being, and it is expected that the island will not be able to ship for about 5 days.
Affected by the typhoon, a major slicing plant in Shaoxing reduced the production of bright slicing by 200 tons per day, and another mainstream filament factory planned to reduce its production of slicing by 200 tons per day. One set of 2 million tons of PTA plant in Ningbo was shut down during the weekend, and the load of another set of 3.6 million tons of new plant was reduced to 60% of operation. The recovery time is yet to be determined.
According to the Ningbo Water Resources Bureau, from 8 am on the 22nd to 8 am on the 27th, the average rainfall in the city was 379 millimeters, and the rainfall was mainly concentrated in the north, with the largest surface rainfall in Yuyao City of 539 millimeters. At present, the water level of the Lower Yao River has exceeded the warning and guaranteed water level of the embankment, and the water level is showing a rapid upward trend. Affected by this, all 5 villages in Yuyao have been evacuated! In the China Plastics City near Yuyao, Zhejiang, many companies were flooded and rainwater poured into their shops. Some factories have issued notices of suspension of shipments.
Anhui: 16 cities initiated emergency response, 3,663 construction sites were suspended, and epoxy resin towns were facing crisis
According to the Anhui Provincial Meteorological Observatory, the "fireworks" will first move to the northwest at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, slowly weakening in intensity, and entering Anhui from the afternoon to the evening of the 27th. Affected by the typhoon, as of 10:30 am on the 27th, a total of more than 30 rainstorm warnings have been issued across Anhui Province.
Transportation by sea, land and air is blocked, and more than 10,000 chemical plants are affected
Although many places have made preparations in advance for flood control and flood fighting, the "fireworks" are coming violently, and they have still brought heavy losses to chemical enterprises and sea, land, and air transportation in many provinces, cities and regions in East China. Most terminals in Jiangsu, Ningbo, Zhejiang, and Zhapu have entered the state of closed shipping ahead of time, and all foreign ships' incoming and unloading operations have been suspended, and the main port area of the Yangtze River has also entered the state of closed shipping. The supply of goods in the market is blocked, purchases and sales are almost suspended, and downstream factories are also in a state of shutdown accordingly.
2026-08-15
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