Typhoon Bavi made landfall in Zhejiang province in eastern China late Saturday, bringing strong winds after nearly 2 million people took shelter. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties. The typhoon, which first roared ashore in Yuhuan city, brought winds up to 144 kilometres an hour, Chinese state media Xinhua reported. Zhejiang provincial…
Last Updated:July 11, 2026, 21:45 IST China has evacuated more than 1.7 million people and issued high-level weather alerts as Typhoon Bavi approaches. The storm has already claimed at least 17 lives in Philippines. A person looks on as large waves crash against the coast as Typhoon Bavi passes off. PHOTO: AFP China has evacuated…
By Go Nakamura, Xihao Jiang and Ella Cao WENZHOU, China, July 11 (Reuters) – China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi churned toward the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds and brushing past northern Taiwan. Even as Bavi…
By Joseph Campbell, Angie Teo and Yimou Lee ISHIGAKI, Japan/TAIPEI, July 11 (Reuters) – Typhoon Bavi pummelled Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds on Saturday as it headed towards Taiwan, prompting authorities to warn of the risks of floods and landslides. On the island of Ishigaki, part of Okinawa prefecture,…
Hong Kong will be “extremely hot” and hit by occasional showers as Typhoon Bavi moves across the seas east of Taiwan towards Guangdong on the weekend, with unstable offshore weather already disrupting a number of flights. The city’s Observatory said that as Bavi moved across Taiwan and then towards the vicinity spanning northern Fujian and…
Dozens of outbound flights from Hong Kong to Taiwan, mainland China and Japan originally scheduled for later this week have been cancelled due to Super Typhoon Bavi, with some local carriers offering special arrangements for affected passengers. A South China Morning Post check found that more than 40 flights – operated by Cathay Pacific Airways,…
A Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to inciting subversion under the national security law for promoting a pro-Taiwan party and disseminating anti-Communist messages in 2024 and last year. The District Court heard on Thursday that Chan Ho-hin, a 23-year-old waiter, had proclaimed that the Taiwanese government was the only legitimate regime in the country,…
By Ben Blanchard and Yi-Chin Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10081, Taiwan Strait, July 9 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government took a small group of foreign lawmakers on a Coast Guard ship around sensitive Taiwan-controlled islands next to the Chinese coast on Thursday, pushing back against China’s Coast Guard whose patrols have angered…
(Provided by masterSergeant/iStockPhotos) Ships flying under Taiwan’s flag off the island country’s east coast should ignore requests from China’s coast guard to come aboard, Taiwanese officials said. If necessary, Taiwan will act to prevent inspection by the Chinese military, Reuters reported. China has recently deployed coast guard ships off the Taiwanese coast as part of…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning for an hour on Monday night, while a suspected waterspout was spotted off…