Life in Shanghai came to a standstill as the financial hub of 25 million was hit by the strongest typhoon in more than seven decades. Reports say that flights, trains and highways were suspended during a national holiday.
The South China Morning Post reports that police and emergency workers in Shanghai are dealing with flooding in some areas, as well as more than 10,000 fallen or damaged trees.
Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in an industrial suburb southeast of Shanghai at about 7:30 a.m. local time. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center, or JTWC, said it packed top wind speeds of 130 kilometers per hour, the equivalent of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane.
Chinese state media described Bebinca as the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949. The powerful storm has disrupted travel plans for holidaymakers during the Mid-Autumn festival, or Moon Festival, a three-day national holiday that started on Sunday.
