Affected by the easterly rapids, heavy rainfall occurred in Wanning City, Hainan Province. We learned from relevant departments in Wanning City that as of 7:00 p.m. on October 9, the city had transferred a total of 5,748 people, 2,768 fishing boats had all returned to Hong Kong to take shelter from the wind, and 48 reservoirs, 12 geological hazard sites, and 131 hidden waterway hazards had all implemented safety control measures. From 8:00 a.m. on October 7 to 8:00 p.m. on the 9th, the average rainfall in Wanning was 160.1 mm, and the heaviest rainfall in Dong'ao Town was 287.8 mm. As of 8 o'clock on October 9, the average rainfall in the city in the past 24 hours was 142.4 mm, with the heaviest rainfall in 10,000 towns, reaching 211.6 mm. Recent research in Wanning City shows that due to the easterly rapids, the rainfall in Sangengluo Town has reached 150.9 mm in the past 12 hours. It is estimated that in the next 8 hours, Dongao Town, Nanqiao Town, Xinglong District, Sangengluo Town, Wancheng Town, Liji Town, and Shimei-Riyue Bay, Dahuajia-Laoyehai, and Zhengmen Sea-Xiaohai will still have 50 to 100 mm of precipitation. Faced with heavy rainfall, Wanning City insisted on early deployment and advance precautions. It initiated a Level IV emergency response for flood control and wind protection at 17:30 on October 7, upgraded to Level II at 23:30 on the 8th, and adjusted to Level III at 8:00 on the 9th. In terms of reservoir scheduling, the total water storage capacity of reservoirs in Wanning City is currently 135.629,900 cubic meters, accounting for 69.92% of the storage capacity during the main flood season. Among them, Wanning Reservoir holds 53.62 million cubic meters of water, accounting for 70.55% of the storage capacity during the main flood season. The reservoir opened at 18:00 on October 7, and the discharge flow rate was 210 m3/s. It closed at 7:00 on October 8 to stop draining the flood, and opened again at 7:00 on October 9 to pre-drain, and the discharge flow rate was 270 m3/s. According to reports, Wanning City has carried out comprehensive safety inspection and investigation of 131 flood road hazard sites. Of these, 10 flood points have been sealed and managed, and personnel have been arranged to be on duty 24 hours a day. The rest of the various flood control and wind prevention work is progressing in an orderly manner.

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