Staff members fill sand bags at a fishing wharf in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 27, 2026. East China's Zhejiang Province raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, at 8 p.m. Thursday as Typhoon Saudel, the 18th typhoon of this year, is forecast to make landfall in the province. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

　　This photo taken by a mobile phone shows locals and tourists being evacuated at Gaoling Village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 27, 2026. East China's Zhejiang Province raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, at 8 p.m. Thursday as Typhoon Saudel, the 18th typhoon of this year, is forecast to make landfall in the province. (Photo by Hu Jianhuan/Xinhua)

　　Volunteers check the cordons at a fishing wharf in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 27, 2026. East China's Zhejiang Province raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, at 8 p.m. Thursday as Typhoon Saudel, the 18th typhoon of this year, is forecast to make landfall in the province. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

　　A resident reinforces protective wooden boards at Dongsha Community in Yuhuan City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 27, 2026. East China's Zhejiang Province raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, at 8 p.m. Thursday as Typhoon Saudel, the 18th typhoon of this year, is forecast to make landfall in the province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)