China's second typhoon in a week makes landfall
Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in China, marking the second major storm to hit the region in a single week. Authorities have evacuated nearly two million people across multiple provinces to mitigate risks from heavy rainfall and potential landslides.
Why it matters
The storm highlights the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in East Asia, posing significant challenges to disaster management and infrastructure.
A citizen holding an umbrella walks across the street in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2025./XINHUA
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, the second to hit the country in a week, with nearly two million people evacuated from areas in the path of the storm.
Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point - roughly the width of France - first came ashore in the coastal city of Taizhou on Saturday evening before making a second landfall in Wenzhou around midnight (17:00 GMT).
After pummelling a chain of remote Japanese islands, it brought heavy rainfall to Taiwan as it brushed past its northern tip.
Earlier landslides triggered by the storm killed at least 17 people in the Philippines.
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