China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years
Authorities said the storm could bring up to 1 meter of rain, with more than 2,000 evacuations and hundreds of flight cancellations.
- On Thursday, Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean with maximum sustained winds of 216 kilometers per hour, forecast to make landfall in China's Fujian province on Saturday evening.
- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged citizens to prepare emergency supplies and pack a three-day grab bag on Facebook, as authorities suspended ferry services and evacuated tourists from offshore islands on Wednesday.
- Meteorologist Wu Der-rong warned of intense impacts on Saturday, with wind gusts up to 149 kph and 400 millimeters of rainfall expected; Bavi is the largest storm to hit Taiwan since 1987.
- Japan's meteorological agency urged residents of Okinawa to remain on high alert through Saturday for landslides, flooding, and storm surges, as AccuWeather expert Jason Nicholls noted the storm will remain dangerous into Monday.
- Scientists link Bavi to increasingly destructive weather events driven by climate change and El Nino, with unstable weather expected to linger through July 16 bringing occasional showers and afternoon thunderstorms.
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Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan’s capital shuts schools
BEIJING — A powerful typhoon was heading toward China's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already claimed 50 lives this week in two other parts of the country.
Tropical Cyclone Bavi, which has reached super typhoon status in recent days, is approaching the coast of Taiwan. It will hit the island in the coming days, bringing strong winds, but mainly flooding and landslides due to heavy rains.
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Landslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have left at least 15 people dead and six others missing on the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace themselves for the looming storm.
In the Taiwanese port town of Keelung, the people meet with food. They expect "Bavi", the largest typhoon of the last decades - with a span of around 380 kilometers. In the Philippines already 15 people were killed.
After leaving at least 15 people dead in the Philippines by a landslide, Typhoon Bavi is advancing this Friday to Taiwan, where more than 2,000 people have already been evacuated waiting for one of the most powerful cyclones threatening the island in decades.
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