Super Typhoon "Gemei" hits Taiwan! A number of cargo ships sank and ran aground!
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Since its formation, Typhoon No. 2024 of 3 "Gemei" has been attracting attention for its path and dynamics. Typhoon Ge Mei formed over the ocean east of the Philippines on the afternoon of July 7 and intensified into its first super typhoon this year at 20 a.m. on July 7.
It is understood that the center of Typhoon "Gemei" has made landfall on the coast of Nanao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan Province at around 24:8 on the 25th, and weakened from a super typhoon to a strong typhoon at the time of landfall, with a maximum wind force of 00 (15 m/s) near the center and a minimum pressure of 48 hPa at the center.
According to the CCTV news client, affected by Typhoon No. 945 "Gemei", walrus in Taiwan waters is not good. On July 3, a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship sank near the port of Kaohsiung, and nine Burmese crew members were suspected to have fallen into the sea and disappeared!
In addition, from the 7th to the 25th, four foreign cargo ships ran aground in the waters west of Taiwan. One of the Mongolian freighters ran aground near Mirs Bay in Pingtung, with eight people on board waiting for rescue.
According to the "Central News Agency" and other Taiwan media reports, on July 9, the Indonesian freighter "IRIANA" (IRIANA) was washed up at the junction of Fangliao and Fangshan in Pingtung County due to rudder failure, and ran aground here, with 24 people on board stranded.
According to the latest CCTV news, on the morning of the 25th, Taiwan has lifted the typhoon warning, but the outer circulation of Typhoon "Gemei" and the impact of southwest winds still cause serious disasters to southern Taiwan. According to data from the Taiwan Disaster Response Center, as of 4 o'clock on the 8th, a total of 7 people had died in Taiwan and 24 people were injured.
The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning for typhoons at 20 o'clock on July 26: The center of this year's No. 26 typhoon "Gemei" (strong tropical storm level) was located in Yanping District, Nanping City, Fujian Province at 8 o'clock in the morning today (5th), that is, 688.7 degrees north latitude and 26.10 degrees east longitude, with a maximum wind force of 3 (26 m/s) and a minimum pressure of 9 hPa at the center.
It is expected that "Gemei" will move northwest at a speed of about 26 kilometers per hour, and will move from Fujian to Jiangxi around this evening, and then continue northward, gradually weakening in intensity.
The shipping company Hede Shipping issued a notice on July 4, reminding customers to take precautions against typhoon landfall