Typhoon Bavi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm on Sunday after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities had evacuated nearly two million people in its path.

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

Typhoon Bavi weakened as it moved off the Philippines but was expected to bring heavy rain to Taiwan and Japan before it makes landfall in China.