BEIJING — A powerful typhoon, Typhoon Bavi, with winds up to 162 km/h (101 mph), is set to impact China’s eastern coast this weekend, following a deadly week of storms that have already caused 50 fatalities nationwide.
The storm is expected to pass near Taiwan on Friday night, bringing heavy rainfall to the island’s 23 million residents. Aviation disruptions continue, with many flights to Japan, Hong Kong, and beyond canceled through Saturday, though some departures remain operational, per Taiwan’s Central News Agency.
Impact-wise, Bavi’s northwest path threatens remote Japanese islands before making landfall Saturday night south of Shanghai, split between Fujian and Zhejiang provinces. Emergency evacuations affect over 17,000 in Zhejiang, while 170,000 rescue personnel have been mobilized. Fujian has halted ferry services and ordered fishing boats to port due to hazardous conditions.
Though downgraded from supertyphoon status earlier this week, Bavi caused extreme damage to U.S. territories like Saipan with violent winds.
Simultaneously, southern China faces flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak, which dumped record rainfall in Guangxi. A dam collapse in Hengzhou dam, trapping residents in flooded buildings, contributed to 39 deaths. In central China, 11 more died in Hubei from tornadoes and storms on Monday. Separately, 21 forestry workers perished in a landslide in Gansu on Tuesday, unrelated to weather.
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