SHANGHAI: Chinese authorities prepared for heavy rain on Sunday (Sep 15) as a strong typhoon approached the country's heavily populated eastern seaboard.
Cars travelling near the Shanghai Tower and other skyscrapers at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai , China on Feb 5, 2024.
The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the storm would cause"heavy to torrential" downpours with"local heavy or extremely heavy rainstorms" between Sunday and Tuesday. Shanghai municipal authorities urged residents on Sunday to"strengthen efforts to guard against harmful effects of the typhoon on high-altitude work, transportation, infrastructure and agriculture".
China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and making extreme weather more frequent and intense.Another typhoon, Yagi, killed at least four and injured 95 when it passed through China's southern Hainan island this month, according to national weather authorities.
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