Typhoon Bavi made landfall late Saturday in eastern China, packing strong winds as it roared ashore after authorities evacuated nearly two million people, state media said.
Before reaching China, the storm lashed northern Taiwan and Japan’s remote southwestern islands, toppling trees and leaving tens of thousands without power.
Extreme weather has already wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, with storms leaving at least 39 dead and causing dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst.
Typhoon Bavi, an exceptionally massive storm spanning roughly 1,000 kilometers at its widest point, is currently barreling across East Asia and threatening destructive landfalls. The storm has triggered widespread evacuations, caused significant travel disruptions, and left dozens injured as it passes through the Pacific, BBC reports
Typhoon Bavi made landfall at around 11:20 pm Saturday (1520 GMT) in Zhejiang province, the state Xinhua news agency said, quoting the provincial meteorological observatory.
