Typhoon Bavi Impacts Taiwan, Japan, and China, Causing Widespread Disruption

Beijing. Powerful Typhoon ‘Bavi’ has caused widespread impact in the northern part of Taiwan, southwestern islands of Japan, and eastern and northern regions of China on Saturday. More than 900,000 people have been evacuated to safe places in China, while thousands of households in Taiwan and Japan have been left without electricity.

At least 39 people have died due to extreme weather conditions in China’s southern and central regions this week. Dozens of rivers have flooded, and a reservoir dam has broken.