国内英语资讯:Flights canceled, trains suspended as China braces for Typhoon Merbok
<p><span word="GUANGZHOU">GUANGZHOU</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120 <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="braced">braced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span> <span word="Merbok">Merbok</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> 72 <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, 55 <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5:20 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="city">city</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span>.</p><p><span word="Typhoon">Typhoon</span> <span word="Merbok">Merbok</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 11 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Meteorological">Meteorological</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span>, <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>.</p><p><span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> 480 <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>, <span word="stocked">stocked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span>.</p><p><span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lashed">lashed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Typhoons">Typhoons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lax">lax</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Shuihua">Shuihua</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Huizhou">Huizhou</span>.</p><p><span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cautioned">cautioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span>.</p>
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