Pedestrians stroll previous a downed tree as they wrestle with their umbrellas in sturdy winds and rain from the passage of Hurricane Bebinca in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2024. The strongest storm to hit Shanghai in over 70 years made landfall on September 16, state media reported, with flights cancelled and highways closed as Hurricane Bebinca lashed town with sturdy winds and torrential rains.
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Hurricane Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning as a Class 1 storm, essentially the most highly effective tropical cyclone to straight hit the Chinese language monetary hub in additional than seven many years.
Packing prime wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) close to its eye, Bebinca landed within the metropolis of practically 25 million round 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT), state media reported, the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Hurricane Gloria in 1949.
Shanghai is never topic to direct hits from sturdy typhoons that typically make landfall additional south in China. Yagi, a damaging Class 4 storm, roared previous southern Hainan province final week.
Tons of of flights have been cancelled from the metropolis’s two airports since Sunday night time and Shanghai railway station has suspended some rail providers. These disruptions come as China celebrates the three-day mid-Autumn Competition public vacation.
Resorts in Shanghai, together with Shanghai Disney Resort, Jinjiang Amusement Park and Shanghai Wild Animal Park, have been briefly closed and lots of ferries halted.
