The biggest typhoon in more than seven decades has hit Shanghai, bringing gale-force winds and heavy rain to the eastern seaboard and disrupting holidaymakers at the start of a days-long national festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/16/asia-pacific/shanghai-biggest-typhoon-since-1949/ #asiapacific #typhoons #china #shanghai
Shanghai slammed by biggest typhoon to hit city since 1949
Shanghai, a mega city of 25 million people, initiated a top-level emergency response on Sunday, suspending railways, closing ports, bridges and highways.The Japan Times