Typhoon Bebinca, Worst Storm In 75 years, Makes Landfall In China: WATCH

Over 10,000 trees fell, 400,000 were evacuated, and transportation was disrupted. This is the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949.

This is the second storm to hit China recently after Super Typhoon Yagi. (Image credit: X)

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Tyhoon Bebinca: Shanghai in China was brought to a standstill as typhoon Bebinca made a landfall in the city on Monday. The Category 1 storm is the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city since 1949. More than 10,000 trees fell across Shanghai and over 400,000 people were evacuated from at-risk homes in Bebinca's path. 
Known as Beibijia in China, the storm crossed the coast in the Yangtze River Delta region at around 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces are expected to receive heavy rainfall.

Typhoon of the 1st category “Bebinka” in Suzhou🌀😱The wind speed at the epicenter was 120 km/h (33 m/s), with gusts up to 151 km/h (42 m/s) Jiangsu, China🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/AQBPD14pkr

— Valdis (@valdisjansonsn) September 16, 2024

Shanghai's Emergency Response

As many as 1,400 flights from two airports in Shanghai and over 570 passenger trains have been cancelled since Sunday evening, disrupting the travel plans of many people during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Highways were closed at 1:00 am local time  and a 40-kilometre (25-mile) per-hour speed limit was in place on roads in the city. Shanghai's normally jammed roads were almost empty of traffic.

🔴CHINA 🇨🇳| #Shanghai : the largest Chinese city, on the central coast, faces the most violent storm known in 75 years on Monday. The #Typhoon #Bebinca, a category 1 storm, has made landfall Monday morning in #Shanghai with significant damage. No casualties reported. pic.twitter.com/yx1LNQV4mw

— Nanana365 (@nanana365media) September 16, 2024

This is the second storm to hit China recently after Super Typhoon Yagi struck Hainan island in the nation's south, killing people and causing widespread damage. The cyclone then moved into northern Vietnam and Thailand. Typhoon Bebinca had maximum sustained winds of 65 knots (120 kilometers) per hour before making landfall. 

Typhoon of the 1st category “Bebinka” in Suzhou🌀😱The wind speed at the epicenter was 120 km/h (33 m/s), with gusts up to 151 km/h (42 m/s) Jiangsu, China🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/AQBPD14pkr

— Valdis (@valdisjansonsn) September 16, 2024

Bebinca has also passed through Japan and the central and southern Philippines where six people were killed after trees fell.