Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China
Thousands of flights and train trips were cancelled and more than 2.4 million people evacuated ahead of powerful storm’s arrival.
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in eastern China on Saturday night, the second major storm to hit the country in a week, causing thousands of flight and train cancellations while more than 2.4 million people were evacuated from areas in the path of the storm.
Spanning 1,000km (600 miles) at its widest point – roughly the width of mainland France – Typhoon Bavi first came ashore in the coastal city of Taizhou, Zhejiang at 11.12pm before making a second landfall in Wenzhou city around midnight.
It has since weakened to a Severe Tropical Storm and is moving northwestward at a speed of 20–25 kilometers per hour, with its intensity gradually diminishing further.
But Bavi’s massive rain bands and strong winds are expected to continue and several provinces remain on heightened alert.