Beijing:
Typhoon In-Fa stalled targeted traffic in Shanghai and forced the evacuation of more than 3,60,000 men and women from coastal places, nearby media reported Sunday.
The typhoon made landfall on the coast of Zhejiang province Sunday afternoon and is moving northwest at 6.2 miles per hour, Xinhua news agency reported. Shanghai authorities declared the second-highest “orange” danger alert.
Strong blasts of wind toppled trees, ripping off billboards and breaking windows. The wind and rainfall are anticipated to worsen.
Two international airports in Shanghai have canceled all passenger flights, the subway has been shut, and higher-speed trains have been totally stopped till midday Monday.
China’s marine environmental authorities will continue to situation warnings for storm surges and higher waves, the Global Times reported citing the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Zhejiang governor Zheng Zhajie mentioned casualties in a subway in Henan’s Zhengzhou was triggered by a surging flood.