Over 1.7 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China

Typhoon Bavi on Saturday hit China,  Taiwan and Japan.Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1.7 million people as Typhoon Bavi made landfall in the country's eastern province of Zhejiang. Hundreds of flights have also been cancelled, and some high-speed railway services have been halted. Bavi is the second typhoon to impact China in just over a week.Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night.

Today, massive waves topping 10 meters (33 feet) battered the coast of Zhejiang, China, as Typhoon Bavi slammed ashore. pic.twitter.com/HdvIrzInaJ

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Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, landed on the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, according to the Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with the maximum wind force at its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Yuhuan City, a county-level city administered by the city of Taizhou.
After the landfall, the typhoon is expected to continue to move northwestward while weakening.
Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan’s southern islands and Taiwan.Typhoon Bavi struck southern Japan as it moved through the East China Sea, leaving in its wake strong winds and heavy rains.