Arusha: East China’s Zhejiang Province has evacuated more than 71,000 residents from high-risk areas as Typhoon Danas nears. At 2 p.m. Tuesday, Danas was 118 km east of Wenzhou City, moving at a speed of 10 km per hour westward.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the provincial authorities have enacted comprehensive safety protocols, including suspending 118 ferry routes, grounding 577 pleasure boats, and canceling 372 rail services. Attractions and high-risk tourism activities have been closed. Emergency teams have been deployed to 12 geological hazard zones in the cities of Wenzhou, Taizhou, and Lishui.

Approximately 57,000 emergency rescue personnel across the province have been mobilized as standbys, according to the provincial emergency management department.