Emergency Notice on Typhoon Muifa Preventions

06 Aug 2011


As Typhoon Muifa is likely to land on East China over weekend (August 6th to 7th), cautions are provided to strengthen efforts in preventing further damage in SHNU.
The phone number of Typhoon Prevention Office on Xuhui campus is 0086-021-64322647, while that on Fengxian Campus is 0086-021-57122784.
The following should be assured
1. All those easily removed by strong winds should be fixed, particularly outdoor facilities, antennas, trees, sign boards and advertisement boards.
2. Students’ dorms and teaching buildings should be inspected in an all-inclusive way.
3. Parking lots, air-conditioning hangers, and thunder-proof facilities shall be repaired.
4. The ongoing outdoor construction should be stopped, with garbage cleared, and electricity cut off.
5. The large-scale party and training courses should be called off until further notice.
6. The 24-hour duty service should be guaranteed for water and electricity supplies, repairs, and emergency, etc.
The emergency buses are available at 7 a.m. from Xuhui Campus to Fengxian Campus, and 4:45 p.m.from Fengxian Campus to Xuhui Campus.

Muifa, the ninth typhoon to hit China this year, was located about 660 km southeast of Zhejiang's city of Zhoushan at 5 p.m. Friday, according to the Zhejiang Provincial Meteorological Station. Packing winds of up to 162 km per hour near its center, Muifa is heading northwest at a speed of 10 km to 15 km per hour, the station said.