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Typhoon Bavi disrupts travel in eastern China as alerts ease further south

The storm’s impact included at least 2,800 potential flight cancellations by Saturday evening and full-day train shutdowns at two of Shanghai’s four main stations.

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Typhoon Bavi made landfall in eastern China on Saturday night, the second major storm to hit the country within a week, triggering widespread transportation disruption while authorities evacuated more than 2.4 million people from areas in its path, according to Xinhua, as summarized by SCMP Economy.

SCMP Economy reports that more than 2,800 flights were likely to be cancelled by Chinese airlines as of 8pm on Saturday. In Shanghai, the Pudong and Hongqiao airports were set to cancel over 650 flights, about 30 percent of capacity, and Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport cancelled 296 flights on Sunday before planning to resume services after noon as the typhoon’s influence weakened.

The storm also disrupted rail travel, with two of the four main stations in Shanghai, the southern and western stations, cancelling all trains for the day, while additional services were suspended.

Typhoon Bavi first came ashore in Taizhou in Zhejiang around 11:12pm, then made a second landfall in Wenzhou around midnight. At its widest point it spanned about 1,000 km, and maximum sustained winds near the center were estimated at roughly 108 to 117 km/h (67 to 72 mph).

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