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China floods: Much of Shanghai shuts down as Typhoon In-fa lashes city
- Many people are working from home on Monday, a luxury not afforded even during the coronavirus pandemic
- No casualties have been reported yet, as officials stay on high alert for flooding
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Alice Yanin Shanghai
Many residents of Shanghai stayed home on Monday as Typhoon In-fa continued to lash the city after making landfall at the nearby island-city of Zhoushan on Sunday morning.
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Over the next 24 hours, the storm moved north before it hit the mainland city of Pinghu, which is quite close to Shanghai, on Monday morning, according to China’s National Meteorological Centre.
The meteorological authority said the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu, as well as Shanghai municipality, all in eastern China, will be continually affected by heavy winds and torrential rains over the next couple of days.
The Shanghai municipal government issued an emergency notice on Sunday afternoon requiring employers to make “appropriate arrangements about employee’s work commute” to guarantee their safety.
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The local authorities have been vigilant of the risks of potential floods after torrential rainfall in Henan lead to devastating floods that left 69 people dead.
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