Lekima, with its strongest winds reaching above category 17, is the strongest typhoon in the Northwest Pacific this year, including China which weve just recently reported in a previous article. Click to read more: Weekend Ruined! Strong Typhoon Lekima Is About to Hit China
Lekima, the ninth typhoon of this year, landed around 1:45 a.m. Saturday in Zhejiang, bringing heavy rainstorms and triggering flash floods.
According to the local authorities, a total of 30 people died and 18 remain missing as of Sunday noon.
It is expected to make a second landing along the coastline in Shandong late Sunday.
But how strong was Lekima, really?
Here are a few GIFs so you can better visualize it.
Video:
Lots of people searched for videos of journalists on Weibo Heres why:
Shanghai weather anchor
before
and after
Zhejiang's reporter could not stand still:
Reporter:
"Waves can hit you like this!
For the first time, I felt a little overwhelmed with my 90kg!"
A reporter went viral.
Reporting from the historical Bund in Shanghai, he reported feeling a bit shaky at first in the midst of the typhoon wrath
But given his size, he said, it would take a category stronger than 12 to physically blow him away!
The reporter laughed at himself:
Im the only one on the Bund here today, which is really rare!
Back in 2014, one typhoon was so strong that a reporter had to hang on to a tree tightly so he wouldnt get swept away.
Watch this video to feel how much dedication to his job:
Speaking of dedication, a Pakistani journalist once stood in the water following a huge flood.
After seeing all these, I cant feel anything but genuine respect for these front-line journalists, who work hard and put their own lives in danger to show us whats happening in real-time.
Besides, thanks to Chinese soldiers and firefighters who are working hard to rebuild the damaged facility.
Thanks to everyone involved in the rescue and restoration operations, homes are still homes after the floods.
While were on the topic, we would like to remind us that typhoons are apt to whip up huge waves. Stay away from the beach! Be safe.
Source: CCTV/ Xinhua
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