Since the night of January 7, a strong cold wave came from North China and influenced the whole Guangdong, leading to 8℃ to 10℃ decrease of daily average temperature across the province. Zhongshan in that case started pre-disaster warning response, Zhongshan Civil Affairs Bureau said.

All township civil affairs departments took corresponding actions. By the afternoon of January 8, up to 95 emergency shelters and 169 community temporary shelters across the city opened. On January 8, staffs of Zhongshan Salvation Management Center and Tiecheng Disaster Prevention and Emergency Service Team conducted joint cooperation and salvaged 12 vagrants.