Schools, production suspended in Fujian as Saudel brings torrential rain

All ferry services in Xiamen were also suspended from Thursday.

The typhoon has brought torrential rain to Zhangzhou, with some areas experiencing exceptionally heavy rainfall. From 5 am Wednesday to 5 am Thursday, accumulated rainfall exceeded 100 millimeters at 148 monitoring stations across the city, including eight stations that recorded more than 400 millimeters, local media reported.

As of 10 pm on Wednesday, more than 20,000 official deployments had been made to support the emergency response, while 14,000 rescue personnel had been put on standby. More than 4,500 vehicles and pieces of equipment had also been put on standby to respond to the heavy rainfall.

Since Tuesday, Fuding in Ningde, Fujian province, has also experienced heavy rainfall, with local 24-hour accumulated precipitation exceeding 400 millimeters in several places.