Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended during a national holiday.
Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai, knocks out power to homes
The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 has flooded roads with water and broken tree branches and knocked out power to some homes.
Shanghai Hit by Strongest Typhoon Since 1949
Shanghai was hit on Monday by the most powerful typhoon since at least 1949. Typhoon Bebinca flooded roads, uprooted trees, and left some residents without power. Shanghai, home to 25 million people,
Typhoon Bebinca slams Shanghai, China, sparking evacuation of more than 400,000 people
Officials in China moved some 414,000 people out of the way in Shanghai before the strongest storm in decades flooded roads and cancelled flights.
Typhoon Bebinca lashes Shanghai in strongest storm to hit city since 1949
The normally-bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca. The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning,
Shanghai battered by Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm since 1949: ‘If I step out…I can barely speak’
"If I step out...I can barely speak."
Shanghai Cleans Up After Strongest Storm In Decades Hits Chinese Megacity
Transport was disrupted and tens of thousands of people were left without power after Typhoon Bebinca hit Shanghai's eastern coastal area. It was the strongest storm to hit the Chinese megacity since 1949.
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