China's second typhoon in a week makes landfall

China's second typhoon in a week makes landfallImage source, ReutersImage caption, Japanese islands like Ishigaki have borne the brunt of Typhoon Bavi as it powers through the PacificByRobert GreenallPublished11 July 2026, 13:06 BSTUpdated 43 minutes agoA powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, the second to hit the country in a week, with nearly two million people evacuated from areas in the path of the storm.Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point - roughly the width of France - first came ashore in the coastal city of Taizhou on Saturday evening before making a second landfall in Wenzhou around midnight (17:00 GMT).After pummelling a chain of remote Japanese islands, it brought heavy rainfall to Taiwan as it brushed past its northern tip.

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