Coastal Zhejiang, home to Hangzhou, Ningbo and Yiwu, is China’s dynamic economic engine with 64.6 million people.
Typhoon Maysak and Super Typhoon Bavi have unleashed heavy rain and flooding across Guangxi. The Liulan reservoir breach in Nanning has killed 26 people, with 9 missing. Rescue operations involve thousands of workers and boats, evacuations surpassing 130,000, and power restoration in hundreds of homes as officials warn more rain will come.
Typhoon Bavi has struck Zhejiang province after skirting northern Taiwan and Japans southern islands, forcing the evacuation of more than two million people and cancelling hundreds of flights and trains. Bavi has weakened to a severe tropical storm but is carrying large volumes of moisture that will produce prolonged heavy rain and flood risk across eastern and northern China over coming days.
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Dolphin has strengthened into a very strong typhoon and is moving west-northwest, threatening Okinawa and Amami before expected landfall on China’s eastern coast late Sunday to Monday. Japan has reported injuries and power outages, with flight cancellations and evacuations underway.
Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall in eastern China, triggering massive flight cancellations, evacuations, and power outages across Zhejiang, Shanghai, Fujian and Taiwan. Authorities warn of heavy rain, landslides and ongoing disruptions as the storm tracks northwest and weakens.