Typhoon Bebinca hits Shanghai, toppling trees and forcing evacuations

STORY: ::September 16, 2024::Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai with strong winds, uprooting trees and forcing evacuations::Shanghai, China The storm, with peak wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) near its centre, hit the city of nearly 25 million people around 7:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT), according to state media. This represents the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949.Footage aired by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed severe weather conditions as Bebinca made landfall, uprooting trees. Clean-up work was seen underway.Since Sunday (September 15) night, hundreds of flights have been cancelled from the city's two airports, and some rail services at the Shanghai railway station have been suspended. State media also reported that in Suzhou, a city west of Shanghai, dozens of workers and residents were moved to temporary shelters to escape the typhoon.

STORY: ::September 16, 2024 ::Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai with strong winds, uprooting trees and forcing evacuations ::Shanghai, China The storm, with peak wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) near its centre, hit the city of nearly 25 million people around 7:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT), according to state media.

This represents the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949. Footage aired by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed severe weather conditions as Bebinca made landfall, uprooting trees. Clean-up work was seen underway.

Since Sunday (September 15) night, hundreds of flights have been cancelled from the city's two airports, and some rail services at the Shanghai railway station have been suspended. State media also reported that in Suzhou, a city west of Shanghai, dozens of workers and residents were moved to temporary shelters to escape the typhoon..