Shanghai relocates more than 280,000 people due to tropical storm
Debris is seen in a flooded street in Taishitun, in the district of Miyun, Beijing on July 29.
BEIJING - Shanghai has relocated more than 280,000 people since July 29 night as a safety precaution, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on July 30, in anticipation of heavy rainfall with the arrival of a tropical cyclone in eastern China.
Co-May made landfall as a tropical storm in the port city of Zhoushan in Zhejiang province in the early hours of July 30 with maximum sustained wind speeds near its centre of 83kmh, Chinese state media reported.
While the winds ushered in by Co-May are weaker than those generated by typhoons, the Chinese financial hub and other cities in the Yangtze delta have taken no chances, cancelling flights and train services, suspending schools, and moving people away from areas considered risky.
Forecasters expect Co-May to make another landfall closer to Shanghai later on July 30.
Shanghai is rarely subject to direct hits from strong typhoons that generally make landfall further south in China.
The most significant typhoon in recent years that landed directly in Shanghai was Bebinca in 2024, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China's financial capital since 1949. REUTERS
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