Both Cathay Pacific and Dragonair announced that all departures and arrivals to Hong Kong International Airport would be suspended between 10 pm on Monday and 2 pm on Tuesday because of the storm.
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More than 2,000 soldiers and paramilitary forces, as well as over 100 ambulances, have been prepared for the emergency response in Shenzhen, the city’s armed police headquarters said.
Nida hit the Dapeng Peninsula early this morning, which forecasters say has knocked off a significant portion of the storm’s power.
Typhoon Nida is expected to land in Guangdong Province early tomorrow, probably around the Pearl River Delta, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Hong Kong authorities shut kindergartens and special needs learning institutions on Monday.
The observatory said it would consider issuing the Strong Wind Signal No.3 after midday and before 2pm.
Several Chinese provinces suffered heavy damages due to heavy rains during the past few weeks. “There may be flooding in low lying areas”. Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into southern China on Sept 16.
Nida is forecast to turn into a Category 2 hurricane before it makes a landfall on mainland China.
Typhoon Nida will be the fourth typhoon this year to hit China, where natural disasters have killed 800 people since June, the largest number of casualties since a similar period in 2011. In many cities, all workers were excused from work and all classes and flights were cancelled.
The path of Typhoon Nida.
Nida is generating winds up to 150 kilometers per hour (93 miles per hour) as it moves northwest towards southwest China.
The bourse operator said the city’s financial markets will be suspended for the morning session Tuesday, if Typhoon Signal No. 8 remains in place at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT).
More than 220 flights out of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai airports would be cancelled before the storm passed over on Tuesday, the Sohu news portal said.
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The government received two reports of flooding, one report of landslide, and at least 403 reports of fallen trees.
