Officials across multiple provinces in East China feared that the storm would worsen the ongoing floods that had already claimed at least 186 lives . Particular concern was raised over lakes and reservoirs along the Yangtze River , especially Lake Tai , that could overflow due to heavy rain from the typhoon . Residents in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces were alerted of a potentially damaging storm surge , while authorities in Guangdong province ordered all fishermen to return to port . Across coastal Fujian , approximately 30,000 fishing boats returned to port and 35,000 people working along the coast were urged to evacuate inland . Approximately 420,000 people were evacuated across Fujian and another 37,521 people were relocated in Wenzhou , Zhejiang . On July 9 at 11 a.m. local time , Fujian province issued an orange typhoon alert , the second highest alert level . Public transportation was severely disrupted , with 5,000 buses , 400 flights , and 300 high-speed trains canceled
the ongoing floods
2016 China floods
Typhoon Nepartak (2016)