Overview
- The storm made landfall on Sunday, Aug. 9, near Yuhuan in Zhejiang with sustained winds of about 151 km/h and struck again briefly in Yueqing before weakening over land.
- Authorities ordered preventive moves that relocated more than 1.6 million people across Zhejiang, Shanghai and Fujian, concentrating large transfers in Wenzhou and Taizhou.
- A central Shanghai station recorded 312.9 mm of rain in 24 hours, a level not seen at that site in over 150 years, raising acute risks of urban flooding, river overflows and landslides.
- Transport and services were hit hard as Shanghai’s airports cancelled between roughly 943 and 1,500 flights according to different reports and ferries, metro lines and other local services were suspended.
- The central government activated national emergency teams and sent personnel to affected areas as forecasters warn of continued heavy rain inland and experts link this extreme event to a very active typhoon season influenced by strong El Niño conditions.