Overview
- Bavi struck Zhejiang late on Saturday, July 11, first near Yuhuan and then again near Yueqing/Wenzhou, before weakening as it moved inland.
- Authorities moved roughly 1.7–2.7 million people to safety in Zhejiang and ordered large-scale suspensions of schools, work and transport to protect coastal and riverine communities.
- Although downgraded to a severe tropical/tropical storm, Bavi's France-sized circulation has produced prolonged heavy rain that toppled trees, triggered landslides and flooded roads across Zhejiang, Anhui, Hebei and Liaoning.
- Taiwan reported about 134 injuries from storm-related accidents and the Philippines recorded multiple deaths linked to monsoon rains enhanced by Bavi, showing the storm's wider regional impact.
- Forecasters say Bavi will track northward toward the Yellow Sea over several days, keeping red and orange rain and typhoon alerts in force and raising the threat of further floods that will complicate rescue, transport and recovery efforts.