Typhoon Malakas comes on the heels of Typhoon Meranti, which has left at least 28 people dead and another 15 missing in eastern China since it made landfall in Fujian last week.
Typhoon Malakas, the second typhoon to hit China in the last four days, and the huge tides generated by it have pushed the water level of Huangpu River above the warning line prompting officials to resort to emergency measures.
Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, entered the southern part of the East China Sea yesterday, China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre said.
According to statistics by Shanghai Flood Risk Information Centre, water levels at the sections of Wusongkou, Suzhouhe and Mishidu all exceeded the warning line today.
Rising water levels forced local authorities to launch emergency response measures and shut all tidal gates today.
The local flood control headquarters has urged all related departments to stay alert.
Xiamen city government today announced primary schools and kindergartens as well as private schools would be closed for two or three days, as power supply and the transportation network are both patchy.
Meranti is the world's strongest typhoon this year to hit Fujian since records began in 1949. It brought heavy rain and gales of up to 48 meters per second when it made landfall early Thursday, which was the first day of China's three-day holiday marking the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The city's education authority said that the school closures would help lessen traffic pressure, while many soldiers, teachers and students' parents are still taking part in relief efforts.
The city's power grid said the typhoon disrupted power supply to 620,000 households. So far, 70 per cent of the grid is back to normal.
The typhoon damaged more than 90 per cent of the city's urban green areas.
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