Widespread damage was caused by Typhoon Nida, to major cities in the Pearl River Delta of South China after making landfall on the Dapeng Peninsula in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province Tuesday.
Many streets were flooded, trees were uprooted and billboards were blown down when Nida struck in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Reported by ChinaDaily that as the typhoon born down on the region, construction sites in Guangzhou and Shenzhen were ordered to halt work on Tuesday and schools suspended classed to ensure the safety of workers and students.
More than 30,000 residents of low-lying areas had to be evacuated, according to a statement from Guangzhou government on Tuesday.
More than 16,000 families suffered from a power blackout after electrical facilities were damaged b the storm in Shenzhen.
At least 430 flights－more than one-third of the schedules flights－were canceled because of the storm. The airport, one of the major aviation hubs on the mainland, partly resumed operations after 4 pm on Tuesday.
Most of the canceled flights had been scheduled to take off between 8 am and 2 pm, according to the airport authority.
Besides, airport in Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Huizhou canceled many flights due to the storms.
1,400 Guangdong train departures and arrivals were canceled, said the Guangzhou Railway Group. Ferry service between the major Pearl River Delta cities and the neighboring Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions were also canceled.
Travel and transport suffered serious setback due to Nida.
