Typhoon Bavi is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to eastern China. It has weakened to a severe tropical storm early Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 101 kph near its center.

Typhoon Bavi was first expected to pass north of Taiwan, bringing heavy rains to the island of 23 million people from Friday night into Saturday. | World News

About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Beijing in preparation for heavy rainfall, state media reports