Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, landed on the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province at around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory.
The powerful storm triggered red alerts for torrential rain across several cities in the province. China's national weather authorities warned that Bavi would continue to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to Zhejiang and neighboring Fujian before moving inland. Owing to its unusually large size, the storm is expected to affect more than 10 provincial-level regions, including central China's Hubei and Henan provinces, as well as the nation's capital, Beijing, and its neighboring regions.