Consequences of Typhoon Bolaven in Primorye Territory

Vladivostok and the Khasan District were the hardest hit by typhoon Bolaven, with wind speeds reaching 33 meters per second. The eye of the typhoon is located above China and is drifting northwest at a speed of nearly 60 kph.

An emergency management center said no one was hurt as a result of timely preventive measures, including efforts to notify the population.

The typhoon virtually stopped influencing weather conditions in Vladivostok Wednesday evening and moved into the central and northern areas of the Primorye Territory.

Authorities in Vladivostok decided to resume traffic via a cable-stayed bridge linking the city’s mainland districts with Russky Island. Motor traffic via the bridge was stopped in the early hours of Wednesday due to strong winds. Photo: The aftermath of typhoon Bolaven in the Primorye territory.

On Wednesday, workers repaired damaged power networks and reactivated the Gornostai pumping station, which delivers cold water to many Vladivostok districts.

A power outage caused by the typhoon deprived an area comprising 30 streets in Vladivostok of internet access.

Power outages are reported at four other communities in the Primorye Territory.

Over 100 Russian and foreign merchant marine and fishing vessels dropped anchor at harbors in the Primorye Territory in order to escape typhoon Bolaven. Photo: The aftermath of typhoon Bolaven in the Primorye Territory.

Typhoon Bolaven originated in the southern Pacific. On Saturday August 25, wind speeds in the eye of the typhoon had reached 70 meters per second. The typhoon kicked up ten-meter-high waves for the first time since 1956.