BEIJING — China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday raised its emergency response for flood and typhoon control to Level 3 in Guangdong and Hainan provinces due to Typhoon Wipha.
The headquarters maintained its Level 4 emergency response in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
According to meteorological forecasts, Wipha is expected to bring rainstorms and heavy downpours to parts of Hainan and Guangdong from Sunday to Monday.
Meanwhile, central authorities — including the Office of the National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration — have dispatched relief supplies to Guangdong and Hainan. These supplies include 33,000 items such as folding beds, quilts and lamps.
China follows a four-tier emergency response system, with Level 1 being the most severe. / XINHUA