Heavy rains and gale-force winds lashed Shanghai on Monday as Storm Bebinca tore by means of the Chinese language metropolis, closing rail strains and ports and shutting down air site visitors.
Pudong and Hongqiao airports have been closed till additional discover, stranding 1000’s of passengers on the primary day of the mid-autumn competition.
At the very least 14 metro strains had been closed, together with the airport maglev specific.
Shanghai’s municipal authorities mentioned 250 emergency groups and greater than 2,200 rescue staff have been on standby since Saturday.
“The storm’s major storm circle will straight hit Shanghai,” mentioned Qi Liangbo, chief forecaster of town’s meteorological workplace.
Landslip warnings have been issued for Hangzhou, Ningbo and different cities in Zhejiang province, adjoining to Shanghai.
The Hong Kong Observatory mentioned Bebinca would transfer inland over jap China and weaken in a while Monday.
