Typhoon Bavi hits Okinawa; China braces for rain

Typhoon Bavi is forecast to make landfall around Wenzhou, home to some 10 million people, in the early hours of July 12.

Listen Summarise China evacuated over 1.8 million people as Typhoon Bavi approached the eastern city of Wenzhou, which is home to about 10 million residents. Taiwan evacuated more than 14,000 people, cancelled nearly 1,200 flights, and closed offices and schools to prepare for heavy rain and strong winds. Typhoon Bavi caused 17 deaths in the Philippines and minor injuries in Japan's Okinawa, but no deaths have been reported in Taiwan or Japan so far. AI generated

WENZHOU – China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on July 11, as Typhoon Bavi churned towards the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds and brushing past northern Taiwan.