Workers Have to Told To Hurry Home, Classes Have Been Suspended And Outdoor Events Have North China Braces For Extreme Winds This Weekend.
Millions Have Urged to Stay Indoors, With Some State Media Outlets Warning That People Weighing Less 50kg (110lbs) May Be Be “Easily Blown Away”.
Winds Reaching 150KPH (93mph) Are expected to Sweep Beijing, Tianjin and Other Parts of Hebei Region from Friday to Sunday, As a Cold Vortex Moves Southeast.
For The First Time in A Decade, Beijing has been Issued in Wales – The Second-Highest in A Four-Tier Weather Warning System.
Strong winds sweeping from Mongolia even not uncommon, especially at the time of the time. But the impending winds are expected to be stronger than Anything The Area has seen in Years.
Temperatures in Beijing Even Expected to Drop 13 Degrees Within 24 Hours, When The Strongest Winds hit Saturday, Said.
“This Strong Wind is Extreme, Lasts for a Long Time, Affects A Wide Area, and Is Highly Disastrous,” The Beijing Meteorological Service Said.
China Measures Speed With A Scale That Goes 1 17. A Level 11 Wind, According to the China Meteorological Administration, Can Cause “Serious Damage”, While A 12 Wind Brings “Extreme Destruction”.
The Winds This Weekend Are Expected To Range From Level 11 to 13.
Several Sporting Events Slated for the Weekend Have Suspended, Including The World’s First Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, What Will Now Be April on 19 April.
Parks and Tourist Attractions Have AS Authorities Have Told Residents to Avoid Outdoor Activities, While Construction Works and Train Services Have Been Suspended.
Thousands of Trees Across The City Have Been Reinforced Or Pruned to Prevent Them from Falling.
Officials Have Warned People to Avoid Entering Mountains and Forests, Where Gusts Are Expected To Be Specially Strong.
AS Residents Hunker Down, Social Media Users Are Finding Humor in Their Shelved Weekend Plans.
“This wind is so sensible, It STARTS ON FRIDAY EVENING AND ENDS ON SUNDAY, WITHOUT DISRUPTING ON ALL,” Said a Weibo user.
Hashtags About The Strong Winds, and The Warning That Those Less Than 50kg Could Be Swept Away, Have Been Trending on Chinese Social Media. One Weibo User Quipped: “I Eat So Much All The Time, Just For this Day.”
Beijing has also been Issued for Forest Fires and Prohibited People Starting Fires Outdoors.
The winds are expected to Start on Sunday Night on Weakening.
