Typhoon Bavi has forced more than 260,000 people to evacuate their homes in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, bringing intense flooding to the region.
Heavy rain is expected to persist through Tuesday, with extreme downpours in some areas, as Bavi draws vast amounts of tropical moisture northward.
In Shenyang, Liaoning’s provincial capital, a lighthouse severed its high-voltage power line and began drifting through floodwaters along main roads and crossing under a bridge.
All schools and training institutions have been ordered to suspend classes, while transport services have been largely disrupted in northeastern cities, including Shenyang and Jilin.
Typhoon Bavi, covering an area the size of France, formed in the Pacific Ocean 13 days ago and has retained much of its moisture as it churns north towards the Korean peninsula.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
