Hainan 256 flights to be cancelled caused by strong typhoons affected tens of thousands of passengers | Typhoon "ramasun" _ news

People's daily online, July 18 in Beijing, according to China Central Television News Centre official Micro-Blog messages, this year the 9th Typhoon "ramasun" (super Typhoon levels) have been 15:30 today in Wenchang city, Hainan Province, Tian Zhen Weng landing along the coast. Up to 14 o'clock in the afternoon, the two airports North and South of Hainan Island a total of 256 flights to be cancelled, more than 10,000 passengers were affected.

According to the China Meteorological Bureau's Web site, "ramasun" landing near the center of maximum winds estimated at 17, central pressure, 91,000 PA, became the strongest Typhoon landed in South China since 1973.

Monitoring showed that "ramasun", 17th at 12 o'clock to 18th from 14 o'clock, in Guangdong, Hainan and other places on the East Coast the rainfall 50~100 mm, in Jieyang city, Guangdong and Hainan's Lingshui, wuzhi mountain, three parts of sand 150~203 mm. 18th at 14 o'clock, West Coast, East coast of Hainan and Guangdong three sand 10~14-level instantaneous wind, some island 15~17-level instantaneous wind.

(Edit: SN098)16:14 on July 18, 2014 People's daily online