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Massive Super Typhoon Bavi Threatens Eastern China, Residents Stockpile

7/9/2026

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Super Typhoon Bavi is approaching eastern China, with satellite images showing it covers about 940,000 km², roughly nine times Zhejiang province.
Residents in Hangzhou and Suzhou are stockpiling supplies and monitoring travel plans.
Hui Xinyi plans to tape her high-rise windows and keep instant food and bottled water ready for possible outages.
Tang Wanmei worries that the typhoon could cancel her flight from Shanghai to Yunnan on Monday.

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Super Typhoon Bavi is approaching eastern China, with satellite images showing it covers about 940,000 km², roughly nine times Zhejiang province.
Residents in Hangzhou and Suzhou are stockpiling supplies and monitoring travel plans.
Hui Xinyi plans to tape her high-rise windows and keep instant food and bottled water ready for possible outages.
Tang Wanmei worries that the typhoon could cancel her flight from Shanghai to Yunnan on Monday.