China's second typhoon in a week makes landfall
At least five people were injured and thousands were without power.Taiwan itself did not receive a direct hit but thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and there was a danger of landslides after heavy rain. Neither country has reported any deaths.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Parts of southern China are still reeling from the devastation brought by an earlier typhoonTaiwanese authorities had warned that Bavi could bring up to 1m (39 inches) of rainfall. Dozens of flights have been cancelled while schools have suspended classes across the region.
- ▪At least five people were injured and thousands were without power.Taiwan itself did not receive a direct hit but thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and there was a danger of landslides after heavy rain.
- ▪Neither country has reported any deaths.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Parts of southern China are still reeling from the devastation brought by an earlier typhoonTaiwanese authorities had warned that Bavi could bring up to 1m (39 inch
- ▪Dozens of flights have been cancelled while schools have suspended classes across the region.
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China's second typhoon in a week makes landfallImage source, ReutersImage caption, Japanese islands like Ishigaki have borne the brunt of Typhoon Bavi as it powers through the PacificByRobert GreenallPublished11 July 2026, 13:06 BSTUpdated 43 minutes agoA powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, the second to hit the country in a week, with nearly two million people evacuated from areas in the path of the storm.Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point - roughly the width of France - first came ashore in the coastal city of Taizhou on Saturday evening before making a second landfall in Wenzhou around midnight (17:00 GMT).After pummelling a chain of remote Japanese islands, it brought heavy rainfall to Taiwan as it brushed past its northern tip.
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