Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated as Typhoon Bavi Approaches China
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At a glance
- China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the major eastern city of Wenzhou.
- The typhoon previously impacted Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds, and brushed past northern Taiwan.
- Typhoon Bavi is forecast to make landfall around Wenzhou, a city of approximately 10 million people, in the early hours of Sunday.
Story so far: China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the major eastern city of Wenzhou. The typhoon previously impacted Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds, and brushed past northern Taiwan.
China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the major eastern city of Wenzhou. The typhoon previously impacted Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds, and brushed past northern Taiwan.
Typhoon Bavi is forecast to make landfall around Wenzhou, a city of approximately 10 million people, in the early hours of Sunday. Over 500,000 people were evacuated in Zhejiang province, where Wenzhou is located, and more than 100,000 in neighbouring Fujian province.
Despite Bavi slowing and weakening over cooler seas, it remains a significant risk due to the large volume of moisture within its rain bands, which are roughly the size of France. While Japan and Taiwan have not reported any deaths from the typhoon, 17 people died in the Philippines due to heavy rains from an enhanced southwest monsoon, exacerbated by Bavi’s impact.
In Taiwan, the government evacuated over 14,000 people from mainly mountainous areas as a precaution. The island cancelled 920 international flights and 280 domestic flights, effectively closing Taiwan’s main international airport at Taoyuan. Most cities and counties across Taiwan declared a typhoon holiday for Saturday.
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