Shanghai: Worst typhoon in 75 years
On Monday, Shanghai was hit by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest since 1949, with wind speeds of over 150km reported. 25 million people were advised to stay at home and 400,000 people were evacuated by Chinese authorities. Shanghai is now fixing the damage – over 1,800 trees have blown down and 30,000 homes have lost power.
A typhoon hits Shanghai and the Chinese economy groans
Shanghai was hit by Typhoon Bebinca on September 16th. Hundreds of thousands of residents were evacuated in what state media called the strongest storm to rip through the financial hub in 75 years. Fierce winds uprooted trees and toppled billboards.
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Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday.
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Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca
The strongest storm to make landfall in Shanghai in recent decades was Typhoon Gloria in 1949, which tore through the city with gusts of 144 kph. Shanghai was last threatened by a direct hit in 2022 by the powerful Typhoon Muifa, which instead landed 300 km away in the city of Zhoushan, in Zhejiang province.
Shanghai Hit by Strongest Typhoon Since 1949
Shanghai was hit on Monday by the most powerful typhoon since at least 1949. Typhoon Bebinca flooded roads, uprooted trees, and left some residents without power. Shanghai, home to 25 million people, is not typically in the path of typhoons, which tend to make landfall further south in China.
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Doug McIntyre discusses the massive typhoon that recently hit Shanghai, the largest since 1949. The storm has caused significant destruction in one of the world’s most populous cities, and it highlights the growing frequency of devastating weather events in major urban areas.
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