Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds, rain to China
Typhoon Bavi has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall in China's Zhejiang province. Despite the reduction in intensity, the storm continues to cause heavy rainfall and strong winds across eastern and northeastern China, leading to mass evacuations and flight cancellations.
Why it matters
Large-scale weather events like Typhoon Bavi significantly impact regional infrastructure, supply chains, and public safety in densely populated coastal areas.
Typhoon Bavi weakened on Sunday (July 12, 2026) to a tropical storm hours after making landfall in eastern China's Zhejiang province, but was still bringing days of strong winds and heavy rain to parts of China.
Its intensity continued to weaken as it moved northwestward across eastern China into the province of Anhui as of Sunday afternoon, according to China's national weather centre.
Strong winds and heavy rain are expected to impact many eastern and northeastern Chinese cities on Sunday (July 12) and Monday (July 13), China's National Meteorological Centre said, adding that heavy to torrential rain was recorded Sunday (July 12) afternoon in provinces including Anhui.
In Zhejiang province, more than 2.2 million people were evacuated due to Bavi , according to state media. Shanghai evacuated over 290,000 people from at-risk areas, while Fujian province evacuated more than 180,000 people.
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