Typhoon Hits China, Weakens to Tropical Storm
More than 2.2 million people were evacuated in Zhejiang as Bavi weakened into a tropical storm and still brought strong winds and heavy rain.
- On Sunday, Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm after making landfall in China's Zhejiang province, with the system continuing to decline as it moved northwestward across eastern China.
- Before striking China, the system lashed northern Taiwan and Japan's remote southwestern islands on Saturday, making initial landfall at 11:20 pm Saturday in Zhejiang with winds of 144 kilometres an hour.
- Authorities evacuated more than 2.2 million people in Zhejiang province, with Shanghai relocating over 290,000 residents and Fujian province moving more than 180,000 people from at-risk areas.
- In the coastal city of Yueqing, CCTV reported that more than 1,300 trees were toppled, while Shanghai's airports expected to cancel around 653 inbound and outbound flights due to Bavi.
- China's National Meteorological Centre warns that strong winds and heavy rain will impact eastern and northeastern cities through Monday, with torrential rainfall already recorded Sunday afternoon in provinces including Anhui.
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Typhoon Bavi has caused heavy rainfall and flooding in eastern China. The typhoon made landfall on Saturday with wind speeds of up to 144 kilometers per hour, but has since weakened to a tropical storm.
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