Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China Super Typhoon Bavi has been downgraded but is still dangerous, meteorologists say....
Key points
- Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China Super Typhoon Bavi has been downgraded but is still dangerous, meteorologists say.
- More than 600,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the country after hitting Japan’s Sakishima islands and grazing northern Taiwan.
- Chinese authorities said on Saturday more than half a million people were evacuated in the eastern Zhejiang province and another 100,000 in neighbouring Fujian province.
- In Ningde city, Fujian province, more than 3,700 people were evacuated from high-risk onshore areas by Friday evening, Xinhua news agency said.
What happened
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China Super Typhoon Bavi has been downgraded but is still dangerous, meteorologists say. More than 600,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the country after hitting Japan’s Sakishima islands and grazing northern Taiwan. Chinese authorities said on Saturday more than half a million people were evacuated in the eastern Zhejiang province and another 100,000 in neighbouring Fujian province. In Ningde city, Fujian province, more than 3,700 people were evacuated from high-risk onshore areas by Friday evening, Xinhua news agency said. In Taiwan, where Bavi is expected to sweep past on Saturday according to the island’s Central Weather Administration, at least 36 people have been injured – mainly while riding motorcycles on slippery roads in the heavy rain and winds. Some 14,210 people were evacuated across the island by Saturday morning, particularly from the city of Taichung and the county of Hualien.