BEIJING — China on July 23 raised its emergency response for flood and typhoon control from level IV to level III, as Typhoon In-Fa approaches the country's eastern coastal areas and heads for landfall as a strong typhoon.

Typhoon In-Fa, the sixth one this year, is expected to make landfall in the coastal areas of the northern part of Zhejiang province and the northern part of Fujian province during the daytime on July 25, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.

The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has dispatched working teams to Zhejiang and Shanghai to assist and guide typhoon prevention and response work.

Chinese authorities on July 23 also issued circulars to local bureaus for flood control and drought relief in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Anhui to deploy prevention work for Typhoon In-Fa.

The Anhui provincial flood control headquarters on July 23 initiated a level-IV emergency response for the typhoon, advising relevant departments to prepare for floods, urban waterlogging and other disasters.

The headquarters also warned that vessels should return to ports for shelter and tourist spots in disaster-prone areas should suspend operations.