Former super typhoon Bavi weakens but still lashes China with powerful winds, rain

July 12, 2026 / 9:47 AM EDT

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Typhoon Bavi weakened Sunday 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, according to China's national weather center.Strong winds and heavy rain are expected to impact many eastern and northeastern Chinese cities on Sunday and Monday, China's National Meteorological Center said, adding that heavy to torrential rain was recorded Sunday 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.In the coastal city of Yueqing in Zhejiang province, more than 1,300 trees were toppled, including at least 700 uprooted, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Huge waves crash on the coastline ahead of Typhoon Bavi in Wenling, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 10, 2026.