Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China
Authorities evacuated more than 1.7 million people and suspended transport as the typhoon brought heavy rain and strong winds, state media said.
- On Saturday, Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's Zhejiang province with maximum sustained winds of 144 km/h, prompting authorities to evacuate more than 1.7 million residents.
- Before reaching China, the typhoon intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines, killing at least 17 people, and battered Taiwan, injuring at least 113 residents.
- Chinese authorities allocated 40 million yuan in disaster relief funds for rescue efforts. Officials suspended ferry services and canceled more than 380 flights at major international airports.
- In Shanghai, officials relocated around 34,000 residents from high-risk areas by Saturday noon, while Ningde authorities moved over 3,700 people. High-speed railway services faced suspension.
- Forecasters expect Bavi to gradually weaken while moving inland. Scientists warn extreme weather in the Asia-Pacific region is becoming more frequent, with El Nino emergence potentially intensifying future typhoons.
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PECHINO (CHINA) (XINHUA/ITALPRESS) The Chinese authorities have intensified flood protection measures and disaster relief measures, while Typhoon Bavi has continued to cover large areas of the country today. Typhoon, the ninth of the year, has hit land several times along the coast of East China's province of Zhejiang in the late Saturday evening, before moving inland. It is expected to proceed in a north-western direction, gradually weakening. …
Emergency measures have been imposed again in East Asia as several countries are hit by heavy rain and transport disruptions.
A powerful typhoon has hit China, the second to hit the country in a week, with nearly two million people evacuated from areas in the storm's path. Typhoon Bavi, which is 1,000km wide at its widest point - roughly the width of France - first made landfall in the coastal city of Taizhou on Saturday evening before making landfall a second time in Wenzhou around midnight. After hitting a remote Japanese island chain, it brought torrential rain to T…
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