Typhoon Bebinca: After 75 years, a big disaster has struck China. The most powerful cyclone ‘Bebinca’ till date hit Shanghai on Monday morning. Amid strong winds and heavy rains in the coastal areas early in the morning, the Xi Jinping government has shut down flights, highways and rail services as a safety measure. Earlier in 1949, a storm caused heavy destruction in many parts of the country. The Chinese Meteorological Department fears that Bebinca’s havoc can be even more dangerous. Today, an alert has been issued for heavy rain and storm in many parts of the city. The city’s population of 250 crores has been appealed to stay indoors and be cautious. On the instructions of the government, four emergency teams have been put on alert.
According to Chinese state media, the most powerful typhoon to hit Shanghai in 75 years, Bebinca, hit on Monday. City officials said a red alert has been issued and people living in coastal areas have been rescued and shifted to safer places. The China Meteorological Administration said the storm hit the coastal area of Lingang New City in Pudong, east of the city, on Monday morning.
After 75 years a big disaster has struck
Shortly after Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai, state broadcaster CCTV said it was the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since a typhoon in 1949. The city’s 2.5 billion residents have been advised not to leave their homes, and all flights at Shanghai’s two main airports have been canceled. Officials said 9,000 people were also rescued from the riverside Chongming district.
Scenes of devastation in coastal areas
Shanghai’s flood control headquarters told CCTV it had already received dozens of reports of storm-related incidents, mostly fallen trees and billboards. CCTV broadcast footage from the coast of Zhejiang province, where high waves were crashing onto the beach.
