According to the latest news from Reuters, around 7:30 AM on September 16th, Shanghai was hit by Typhoon Bebinca, with wind speeds reaching 151 km/h. This marks the most powerful typhoon to make landfall in Shanghai since 1949. Because typically, major typhoons make landfall further south in China, as seen in the recent case of Super Typhoon Yagi hitting Hainan, causing significant casualties and damage to people in many countries in the region, including Vietnam.
AP reports that the decades-strong typhoon forced over 414,000 people to evacuate on September 16th, leading to school closures and the suspension of thousands of flights, resorts, ferries, and train services. Concurrently, more than 60,000 emergency responders and firefighters were mobilized to address the storm's aftermath.
After making landfall, the typhoon gradually weakened, causing flooding in some areas of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces.
Regarding damages, Typhoon Bebinca caused over 10,000 trees to be damaged, left more than 380 households without power, damaged 4 houses, injured one person, and flooded at least 53 hectares of agricultural land.
According to forecasts, Shanghai and its neighboring provinces will be hit by heavy rainfall, with accumulations reaching up to 300mm from the 16th to the 18th of this month.
