Shanghai, Typhoon Pulasan
Shanghai: Worst typhoon in 75 years
On Monday, Shanghai was hit by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest since 1949, with wind speeds of over 150km reported. 25 million people were advised to stay at home and 400,000 people were evacuated by Chinese authorities. Shanghai is now fixing the damage – over 1,800 trees have blown down and 30,000 homes have lost power.
Shanghai Is Hit by Strongest Typhoon in Decades and Comes to a Standstill
The city canceled all flights at its two airports and closed major attractions, amid a three-day national holiday.
China Braces for Typhoon as Millions Travel for Major Holiday
Chinese authorities said typhoon Bebinca is expected to hit the east coast as early as Sunday night and may pose a major public safety risk as tens of millions of holidaymakers take trips across the country for the mid-autumn festival.
Shanghai Hit by Strongest Typhoon Since 1949
Shanghai was hit on Monday by the most powerful typhoon since at least 1949. Typhoon Bebinca flooded roads, uprooted trees, and left some residents without power. Shanghai, home to 25 million people, is not typically in the path of typhoons, which tend to make landfall further south in China.
China's Shanghai hit by second major typhoon in a week
More than a hundred thousand people were evacuated from Shanghai as Typhoon Pulasan brought heavy rains that broke local records in parts of the Chinese megacity.
'Typhoon Pulasan': Second typhoon hits Shanghai days after a historic storm
Shanghai was hit by major flooding on Friday as Typhoon Pulasan made landfall in the Fengxian district with wind speeds of 83 km/h. This came just after the city was recovering from Typhoon Bebinca. Heavy rain persisted into Friday morning,
Typhoon Bebinca creates high tidal phenomenon in China
Qiantang River in China is known for its sightings of tidal bores, a natural phenomenon that occurs during the Mid-Autumn ...
China Prepares for Another Typhoon After Bebinca Lashes East
Parts of China are preparing for a fresh tropical storm, just days after the country’s eastern seaboard, including Shanghai, ...
UNICEF Responds After Super Typhoon Yagi Hits Vietnam
UNICEF is helping families meet urgent needs following flooding and landslides caused by Super Typhoon Yagi, the worst storm ...
Typhoon Bebinca slams Shanghai, China, sparking evacuation of more than 400,000 people
Officials in China moved some 414,000 people out of the way in Shanghai before the strongest storm in decades flooded roads ...
Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
Bebinca made landfall around 7:30 a.m. in the sprawling Pudong business district with maximum winds of 151 kph near its ...
Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say
Floods and landslides in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains have killed at least 226, state media say ...
Typhoon Yagi leaves at least 74 dead in Myanmar after flooding and landslides
At least 74 people have died and scores more are still missing in Myanmar following heavy flooding and landslides caused by ...
Casualties in Myanmar push Southeast Asia’s death toll from Typhoon Yagi past 500
State media in Myanmar reported that floods and landslides triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains ...
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In China, hundreds of thousands evacuate amid typhoon Typhoon Bebinca hit Lingang New City in the east of Shanghai on Monday ...