China Typhoon Bavi: Typhoon Bavi Barrels Toward China’s Coast as Taiwan Shuts Schools and Flights Pile Up
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A powerful typhoon is bearing down on China’s eastern coastline, rattling travel plans across the region and forcing Taiwan to close schools in its capital as the storm pushes northwest through the Pacific.
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Typhoon Bavi, the second major cyclone of the 2026 Pacific Typhoon season, is carrying maximum sustained winds of around 155 kph (96 mph) as it tracks toward China. The storm is expected to pass north of Taiwan before making landfall on the Chinese coast, though its sheer size is making the impact felt far beyond its immediate path. The system has expanded dramatically, now spanning an area roughly 1,263 times the size of Hong Kong after losing its eye structure.
Schools closed, shelves cleared
Taipei shut schools on Friday as heavy rain from the outer bands began reaching northern Taiwan. Fishing boats have been lashed together in ports across the island’s north, and residents in coastal areas have been stocking up on supplies. Reports from Okinawa, Japan, describe tourists caught off guard by the storm’s intensity, with one visitor saying conditions were unlike anything they had experienced there before.
China’s authorities have urged coastal tourist attractions to close ahead of the storm’s arrival, warning of what officials described as catastrophic wind conditions from one of the strongest and most wide-reaching systems seen in the region this season.
Flights take the hit
More than 40 flights out of Hong Kong have been cancelled, with at least 10 more delayed as airlines respond to the storm’s approach toward Taiwan. Routes to Japan and other regional destinations have also been disrupted through the weekend. Several carriers are offering special rebooking arrangements for affected passengers, though the situation remains fluid as the storm’s exact landfall point is still being refined.
Taiwan’s aviation network has seen significant cancellations across Friday and Saturday, with the island’s Central News Agency confirming ongoing disruptions to international services.
A deadly week on China’s coast
Bavi’s arrival comes at a grim moment. The storm is the latest in a string of deadly weather events to hit the region this week, with separate disasters elsewhere in China already claiming at least 50 lives in the days before Bavi’s approach. Coastal communities are now bracing for what forecasters say could be one of the more punishing landfalls of the season.
Authorities across eastern China are on high alert, and emergency preparations are underway as the storm continues to close in.
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