Typhoon Bavi Hits China

Typhoon Bavi made landfall in eastern China, prompting evacuation of more than 1 million people.

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Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China

Typhoon Bavi Slams Eastern China, Fuels Flooding Hundreds of Miles North

Former super typhoon Bavi weakens but still lashes China with powerful winds, rain

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Typhoon Bavi made landfall late Saturday in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, prompting evacuations of nearly 2 million people from eastern China’s coast. The storm weakened to a tropical storm by Sunday as it moved northwest into Anhui, but continued to bring strong winds and heavy rain, with forecasters warning of prolonged rainfall far inland. Bavi had earlier swept past Japan’s southern islands and northern Taiwan, and was the second typhoon to affect China in just over a week.

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Mass Evacuation Emergency

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China faced a major public-safety emergency as Typhoon Bavi came ashore, forcing well over a million people to leave vulnerable areas. The scale of evacuations was the defining sign of the storm’s seriousness and the authorities’ urgent response.