Typhoon Bavi, the strongest storm to strike mainland China this year, battered the country’s eastern coastline with powerful winds and heavy rainfall before weakening into a tropical storm after moving inland. Despite losing strength, weather officials warned that the massive system could continue bringing prolonged and intense rainfall across eastern and northern China, increasing the […]
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China evacuates 600,000 as Typhoon Bavi nears
China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi approached the eastern city of Wenzhou after battering Japan’s southern islands and passing near northern Taiwan. Authorities warned that the storm still poses a major threat despite weakening over cooler waters. The massive evacuation aims to protect millions of residents from heavy rain, flooding, […]