At around 7:30 PM on September 6th, the shelter at Xuwen Experimental Middle School in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, suddenly plunged into darkness. Outside, torrential rain poured down, and catastrophic winds howled.

About three hours later, Super Typhoon Yagi made its second landfall in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, with the maximum wind speed near the center reaching level 17. Parts of Xuwen County saw power and communication outages.

"The rain is too heavy, and the classroom where we were staying has flooded." At 11:00 PM on September 6th, a truck driver urgently asked for help at the shelter in Xuwen Experimental Middle School. Xu Chengcong, a staff from the Xuwen Emergency Management Bureau and a volunteer from the Xu Jie Volunteer Association, immediately donned a raincoat, grabbed a flashlight, and went to check on the situation.

The classroom originally housed 19 stranded drivers. But due to the heavy rain, water had accumulated on the floor, making it uninhabitable. "Right now, the most important thing is to find new accommodations for the drivers," the staff and volunteers hurried to coordinate.

"Come over here, let the drivers squeeze in with us," the staff suggested. Shortly after, a classroom originally designated for medical care became the new accommodation for the drivers.

Upon entering the new classroom, Xu Chengcong noticed the floor was a bit damp and then hurried to wipe it dry with paper towels. "No matter what happened, we have to make sure everyone is properly settled. This is what emergency response is all about," Xu said.

"Thank you for the rapid coordination; we feel much more at ease now," said Liu, a truck driver. He admitted that the strong wind and the heavy rain were frightening, and he was relieved that he had heeded the government's advice to stay at the shelter instead of staying in his truck, where it would have been dangerous.

Due to the typhoon, approximately 4,500 drivers were stranded outside Xuwen Port. On September 5th, Xuwen County set up three shelters to accommodate the stranded drivers, providing them with free meals and lodging. The shelter at Xuwen Experimental Middle School accommodated about 1,000 drivers.

How can we provide assistance to so many stranded people? What can we do when there's a power or internet outage? Under the dim light of flashlights, staff in charge of the Xuwen Emergency Management Bureau shared the details with reporters.

"We anticipated that the typhoon might prevent supplies from being delivered, so we prepared enough for 2-3 days in advance, including bread, bottled water, instant congee, and so on, to ensure the drivers have food to eat," the person in charge explained. The staff at the shelter of Xuwen Experimental Middle School mainly comprised personnel from emergency, police, health, and other departments, as well as volunteers from the Communist Youth League, school staff, and rotating party members. Over the past few days, everyone has been working around the clock and handling calls continuously.

As it turns out, Xuwen County was well-prepared for this typhoon.

Typhoon Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall again on the coast of Vietnam around 3:30 PM on September 7th, reducing its impact on Guangdong. According to the flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province, Typhoon Yagi has now passed through. Guangdong has successfully managed the storm across the coordinated efforts from various regions and departments. So far, no casualties have been reported in the province due to the disaster.

Source : Lingnan on the Cloud

特写｜广东徐闻一安置点如何应对超级台风摩羯

9月6日19时30分左右，广东省湛江市徐闻县实验中学安置点突然一片漆黑。这时的室外，暴雨倾盆、狂风大作。

约3个小时后，超强台风“摩羯”在湛江徐闻县二次登陆，登陆时中心附近最大风力17级，徐闻县部分区域电力中断、通信中断。

“雨太大，我们居住的课室泡水了。”6日23时，在徐闻县实验中学安置点，一名货车司机紧急向工作人员求助。徐闻县应急管理局工作人员、许姐志愿者协会志愿者许程聪，迅速穿上雨衣、拿起手电筒，前往查看情况。

这间课室原本安置了19名滞留司乘人员，因雨势猛烈，地面上出现积水，无法居住。“当下，最重要的是为司机师傅们安置新的住所。”工作人员和志愿者赶忙协调。

“来这里吧，让师傅和我们工作人员挤一挤。”不一会儿，原本一间用作医疗保障的课室，成为几名司乘人员的新住所。

走进新的课室，许程聪看地面还有些许潮湿，赶忙拿纸擦拭干净。“不管怎么样，都要把大家安置好。什么是应急，这就是一种应急吧。”许程聪说。

“谢谢你们的紧急协调，我们心里踏实了许多。”货车司机刘师傅表示，这么大的风雨，真有些后怕，幸亏听了政府的劝导没有留在车里，还是在安置点安全。

此次受台风影响，约4500名司乘人员滞留在徐闻港外。9月5日，徐闻县启动3个安置点对滞留司乘人员进行安置，免费为他们提供食宿。其中，徐闻县实验中学安置点安置了约1000名司乘人员。

如何为这么多滞留人员提供保障？遇到断电断网又该如何保障？在手电筒支撑起的点点光亮中，徐闻县应急管理局一名负责人向记者打开了话匣子。

“我们预计台风可能造成外面的物资无法送过来，所以提前准备了2-3天的物资，包括面包、矿泉水、八宝粥等，确保司乘人员在这里能吃得上饭。”该负责人表示，徐闻县实验中学安置点的工作人员主要由应急、公安、卫健等部门人员以及团委志愿者、学校在职人员、轮班党员组成，这几天每一位都是通宵达旦、电话不停。

原来，为应对此次台风，徐闻县早有准备。

今年第11号台风“摩羯”已于9月7日15时30分前后在越南沿海再次登陆，对广东省影响进一步减小。记者从省防总获悉，台风“摩羯”已经过境，广东省统筹各地各部门集中力量打好了这场防风大仗，截至目前，广东没有人员因灾伤亡。

记者｜郭思琦
译｜邹晓华
英文审校｜赵凡