Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to hit China this year, swept through the country’s east coast on Sunday, triggering a landslide and waterlogging in some areas. Emergency crews used excavators and chainsaws to clear streets littered with fallen trees in the city of Wenzhou.
Typhoon Bavi’s Impact
Nearly 2 million people were evacuated ahead of Bavi’s arrival, mostly in Zhejiang province. The storm made landfall in the coastal city of Yuhuan around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday and a second landfall in Yueqing, in the major city of Wenzhou, around midnight.
In Yueqing, over 1,300 trees fell across the city, with more than 700 uprooted entirely. The deepest flooding reached roughly half the height of a vehicle tire. A landslide in the city’s mountainous north sent large boulders tumbling onto a mountain road, while swollen river waters submerged nearby trees.
Taiwan reported 134 people injured, mainly from falling off motorbikes, slipping, or being struck by objects, as the storm passed to the north on Saturday. The transport ministry said 137 international flights had been cancelled on Sunday, along with 62 domestic flights.
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