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Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon since 1949 toggle caption AP/CHINATOPIX TAIPEI, Taiwan — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the powerful winds and torrential rain. Schools were closed and people were advised to stay indoors.
One elderly man was injured by a falling tree on Shanghai's Chongming Island, according to state media. He was taken to a hospital for treatment. Typhoon Bebinca made landfall around 7:30 a.
m. in the sprawling Pudong business district with winds of 151 kph (94 mph) near its center. Sponsor Message Torrential rains flooded roads in the district, according to.
.. The Associated Press.
