Overview
- The storm made landfall in Zhejiang province on Sunday with maximum sustained winds near 151 km/h (42 m/s), according to China’s meteorological authorities.
- Officials issued a highest-level red typhoon alert and moved large numbers of people to safety, with reported evacuations ranging from hundreds of thousands to more than one million residents.
- Aviation, maritime and rail services were widely disrupted, with Shanghai and Hangzhou airports cancelling large numbers of flights, hundreds of ferry routes suspended and offshore work halted.
- Forecasters warned of extreme rainfall, with parts of central and eastern Zhejiang forecast to receive 250–500 mm, raising the risk of river flooding, urban waterlogging and mountain landslides as the system pushes inland.
- The storm weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland, emergency teams remain on alert, ports and vessels were secured, and authorities are preparing for extended flood response in central provinces such as Hubei and Henan.