Typhoon Bavi made landfall late Saturday night in the coastal city of Yuhuan, Zhejiang province, China, and is expected to gradually weaken as it moves northwestward inland, according to China's National Meteorological Centre.
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 1.7 million people and issued high alerts as eastern China braces for the typhoon, which had maximum sustained winds near its center of 144 kph. The government allocated 40 million yuan (approximately $5.9 million) in central natural disaster relief funds to support Zhejiang and Fujian provinces' typhoon prevention and emergency rescue efforts.
Bavi is the second typhoon to impact China in just over a week, following Typhoon Maysak, which made landfall in southern China on July 3.
Before reaching China, Bavi brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan. In Okinawa, Japan, local authorities warned of high waves, strong winds, and storm surges, leading to the cancellation of more than 200 flights, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK.
In the southern Philippines, at least 17 people were killed, mostly due to landslides triggered by seasonal monsoon rains intensified by Bavi before the typhoon moved toward Taiwan. A landslide struck a village in the coastal town of Malapatan in southern Sarangani province before dawn Friday, killing at least 10 villagers and leaving three others missing, according to Office of Civil Defence spokesperson Diego Mariano.
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