Overview
- Bavi has already caused at least 15 deaths in the southern Philippines from landslides and flooding, and search-and-rescue teams continue recovery operations.
- As of July 10 the storm is a very large typhoon with sustained winds near 155–162 km/h and gusts reported up to about 198–226 km/h, with a circulation that spans roughly 1,000–1,500 km.
- Transport systems have been hit hard: Taiwan’s Taoyuan airport canceled more than 900 flights, hundreds of ferries and regional flights in Japan were suspended, and local power outages were reported in Okinawa.
- Authorities have mobilized large emergency responses, including the evacuation of more than 17,000 people in Zhejiang, thousands of rescuers on alert in China and tens of thousands of troops and equipment readied in Taiwan.
- Forecasters expect Bavi to pass near northern Taiwan and make landfall between Fujian and Zhejiang late Saturday into Sunday, with forecasts of extreme rainfall—locally up to or above 1,000 mm—dangerous storm surge and hazardous outer rain bands that can cause floods and landslides well away from the storm’s center.