Overview
- Bavi struck China’s east coast late Saturday, hitting Zhejiang near Yuhuan with sustained winds reported around 137–144 km/h and stronger gusts as it moved inland.
- Chinese authorities evacuated roughly 1.7 million people in Zhejiang and moved almost two million nationwide as a precaution to protect against storm surge and flash floods.
- Taiwan carried out precautionary measures that moved more than 14,000 people to safety, cut hundreds of flights and ferries, and left tens of thousands of households temporarily without power.
- Earlier in the storm’s path, Bavi strengthened rapidly to super‑typhoon strength and its outer bands triggered deadly landslides in the Philippines that killed at least 17 people.
- Emergency crews are focused on rescue, shelter and power restoration while officials warn of exceptionally heavy rain and possible landslides in Zhejiang and Fujian as damage and casualty reports are still being compiled.