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Bavi Typhoon Strikes East China Coast as Evacuations and Flight Cancellations Spread

The typhoon Bavi is moving north from the Philippine Sea and is forecast to make landfall near the Fujian–Zhejiang border, prompting evacuations and the mobilization of 170K rescue workers.In Japan Bavi is passing south of Okinawa with gusts exceeding 200 km/h, forcing the cancellation of more than 160 flights at Naha Airport as the Japan Meteorological Agency warns of heavy rain, intense waves and landslides.The storm compounds a week of deadly weather in China and earlier damage in US Pacific territories after Tropical Storm Maysak and related events killed 50 people and caused major flooding and infrastructure failures.
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