Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in Zhejiang as evacuations top 1.7 million
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in Yuhuan, in China's eastern Zhejiang province, late on Saturday night after passing north of Taiwan. Authorities said the storm brought strong winds and heavy rain as it moved onshore, with the national weather centre expecting it to weaken gradually inland. The landfall came after eastern China had already been bracing for the system with large-scale evacuations and transport restrictions.Chinese authorities said more than 1.7 million people had been evacuated in Zhejiang by Saturday morning, while Shanghai relocated around 34,000 residents from high-risk areas by noon. In Fujian province, more than 3,700 people were moved from... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jul 2026 21:29 LONDON
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