Zhejiang Raises Typhoon Bavi Alert to Level I as 33 Counties Face Red Flood Warnings
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Updated · China Daily · Jul 11
Zhejiang Raises Typhoon Bavi Alert to Level I as 33 Counties Face Red Flood Warnings
3 articles · Updated · China Daily · Jul 11
Summary
Zhejiang activated its highest Level I emergency response on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi’s projected landfall shifted earlier to around midnight between Cangnan in Wenzhou and Sanmen in Taizhou.
At 9 a.m., the ninth typhoon of 2026 was 489 kilometers off Wenzhou, moving northwest at 30 to 35 kph and expected to continue inland before turning north.
The storm is forecast to bring severe gales, torrential rain, high waves and storm surges across Zhejiang from Saturday through Sunday, prompting orders to suspend outdoor events, work, classes, business operations and transport where needed.
By 8 a.m., 33 Zhejiang counties and county-level cities were under red alerts for mountain torrents, while Wenzhou had stockpiled more than 600 inflatable rescue boats, over 12,000 satellite phones and more than 150,000 emergency items.
The revised forecast marks a notable change from earlier projections that had placed landfall later, in the early hours of Sunday, farther south between Taizhou and Fuding in neighboring Fujian.