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Typhoon Bavi cancels thousands of flights, disrupts travel in eastern China

Typhoon Bavi caused significant travel disruptions across eastern China, leading to the cancellation of thousands of flights and suspension of train services. Major cities like Shanghai and Hangzhou were heavily impacted, with Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao airports canceling approximately 30% of their flights. While the typhoon weakened and moved north, over 2.8 million people were evacuated from affected areas. AI

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Typhoon Bavi cancels thousands of flights, disrupts travel in eastern China

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Zheng ·

    Typhoon Bavi: travel chaos continues in eastern China but alerts lowered further south

    Typhoon Bavi made landfall in eastern China on Saturday night, the second major storm to hit the country in a week, causing thousands of flight and train cancellations while more than 2.4 million people were evacuated from areas in the path of the storm. More than 2,800 flights w…