China issues highest rainstorm alert as Typhoon Bavi approaches
China has issued its highest-level rainstorm warning as Typhoon Bavi approaches the country’s eastern coast, prompting large-scale evacuations and e...
China has issued its highest-level rainstorm warning as Typhoon Bavi approaches the country’s eastern coast, prompting large-scale evacuations and emergency preparations across several provinces amid fears of severe flooding and landslides.
China’s National Meteorological Center has issued a red rainstorm alert—the highest level in the country’s four-tier warning system—ahead of Typhoon Bavi’s expected landfall early Sunday.
Meteorologists forecast torrential to extreme rainfall across Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces, as well as parts of Beijing and neighboring Hebei.
Some areas are expected to receive several hundred millimeters of rain within 24 hours, significantly increasing the risk of flooding, flash floods and geological disasters.
Authorities have expanded emergency response efforts as heavy rain reaches northern China. In Beijing, nearly 96,000 people from more than 36,000 households have been evacuated as a precaution.
The capital has already been hit by intense downpours, with the suburban district of Pinggu recording the highest rainfall.
Officials say reservoirs remain below critical levels, while emergency crews continue monitoring water systems and reinforcing flood-control measures ahead of the storm’s arrival.
Rainfall is expected to continue through the weekend as Typhoon Bavi moves closer to China’s coastline.
Residents in affected areas have been advised to avoid unnecessary travel, remain indoors whenever possible and closely follow official weather updates as authorities prepare for the storm’s landfall.
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