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More than 1 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern Zhejiang province late Saturday, prompting the evacuation of over 1.7 million people. The storm previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan, where thousands fled their homes and power outages were reported. Landslides in the southern Philippines, intensified by Bavi, have killed at least 17 people.
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China's national weather centre. The storm, which had previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan, arrived as Chinese authorities had already evacuated more than 1.7 million people, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Bavi is the second typhoon to impact China in just over a week, following Maysak, which made landfall in southern China on July 3.
Coverage Comparison
Reports from France 24 detailed the storm's path and its effects across the region. One report noted that Bavi made landfall in the coastal city of Yuhuan in Zhejiang and was expected to move northwestward inland, according to the National Meteorological Centre. Another report focused on the storm's impact on Taiwan and Japan, where more than 14,000 people in Taiwan had fled their homes and many shops remained closed as the typhoon pounded Japan's remote southwestern islands.
Across the reports, there were differing figures for the death toll in the southern Philippines. One report cited Philippine officials saying at least 17 people were killed, mostly due to landslides set off by seasonal monsoon rains that Bavi intensified. Another report mentioned at least 15 deaths from landslides in the Philippines, framing the storm as the biggest typhoon in decades to near Taiwan.
Key Claims
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern province of Zhejiang late Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China's national weather centre.
Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1.7 million people by Saturday, as reported by Xinhua News Agency.
Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan.
In Taiwan, more than 14,000 people fled their homes, and over 27,000 households were without power, according to reports.
The typhoon knocked out power to thousands in Okinawa, Japan.
At least 17 people were killed in the southern Philippines, mostly due to landslides, according to Philippine officials; another report cited at least 15 deaths.
Shanghai relocated around 34,000 residents from high-risk areas, and in Ningde, Fujian province, more than 3,700 people were relocated from onshore areas, per Xinhua.
China's weather centre issued an orange typhoon alert, the second-highest on a four-tier level, and later issued the first red alert for rainstorms of the year, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
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France 24 — English
Framing: Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China — Informative
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Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern province of Zhejiang
Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 1.7 million people
At least 17 people were killed in the southern Philippines due to landslides
Authorities in Zhejiang had evacuated more than 1.7 million people by Saturday morning
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ClaimTyphoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken.