Typhoon Bebinca hits eastern China, strongest since 1949 – Russia today Publication in CHAT: Russia Typhoon Bebinca, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning, was the strongest natural disaster to hit the city since 1949, China's Central Meteorological Administration said. The storm reached Shanghai at 7:30 a.m. (02:30 GMT) with winds of up to 42 meters per second. Bebinca surpassed the previous record of Typhoon 4906 Gloria to become the strongest typhoon to hit the city in decades, the agency said. Bebinca is expected to move west-northwest at about 25 kilometers per hour (15 mph), gradually weakening. It is expected to weaken to a tropical depression by the night of Sept. 17 in the area where Anhui and Henan provinces meet. Meanwhile, in northern Vietnam, powerful Typhoon Yagi has killed or injured at least 324 people. Source link Source link
