Super Typhoon Bavi Hits China! 1 Million Flee Shanghai, Panicked Crowds Flood Stations & Airports

Wow, did people in Hangzhou leave the city all at once?

It looks like the Chinese New Year travel rush.Is it because the typhoon is coming tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?Everyone is leaving.Look, wow, there are people everywhere.It's packed.

Everyone, there's no need to come to the airport anymore.You can't even get inside.The airport is already full.

Everyone has evacuated.Look, the sandbags are ready.All the doors and windows have been sealed.The massive category 13 typhoon Bavi is approaching.Millions of people in Zhejiang and Shanghai are evacuating.Train stations, airports and bus stations are packed with people trying to leave.

For this typhoon, they have really spent a lot of money on preparations.If even these steel coils can be blown away, that would be a huge problem.

According to Chinese state media reports, this year's ninth typhoon, Bavi, has an enormous cloud system with a diameter of more than 1 ,500 kilometers.It has been described as a giant among typhoons.It quickly strengthens into a super typhoon and unusually maintains its strength for 138 hours.Bavi is expected to move toward the east coast of China.It may make landfall around the coastal area between Wenling, Zhejiang and Xiaopu, Fujian in the early morning of July 12.It could become the strongest typhoon to make landfall in China this year.

After making landfall, it is expected to move inland and bring strong winds and heavy rain to more than 10 provinces, including Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan and Shandong.Its impact is expected to be significant.Coastal provinces including Zhejiang, Shanghai and Fujian are on high alert.

They've been relocated.The defensive line has been moved.

The typhoon is coming.The elevated roads are already packed with parked cars.Try not to park in low -lying areas.Right now, all of Zhejiang is waiting for the typhoon.A teenage blogger living on an island said, The typhoon is coming.

My uncle helped reinforce the door for me.The weather has been very hot and humid today.The shipping routes have already been suspended.After I finish filming this video, I move to Mazu village in the town centre.The wind is already level 3 to 4 right now.Let me show you the waves.

This is someone from the village here to inspect the power lines.The man next door is sealing up his windows.Many villagers on the island protect their windows this way, but my windows don't have the sorts for wooden supports, so I can only leave it to fate.

A government loudspeaker was urging people to evacuate.

Please evacuate as soon as possible.

The typhoon is expected to make a direct landfall in Zhejiang, triggering a large -scale evacuation.Although weather data showed that the typhoon had weakened slightly, it is still expected to maintain maximum winds at level 13 when it makes landfall.The risks from extreme rainfall and storm surges remain unchanged, and the potential damage could be severe.People moved their cars from residential areas to underground parking garages at large shopping malls.

Just to be safe, I parked my car on the third floor of Mix C. I went back to my home garage today and there were almost no cars left.The parking lot at Mix C is almost already full.I had to wait for one car to leave before I could get a spot.

A blogger said Ningbo had already started feeling the impact of the typhoon.

You can clearly feel that the typhoon has arrived in Ningbo.I'm standing on an elevated road right now and the wind is very strong.I parked my car on the elevated roadbut I'm not sure if it's safe.Where did you all park your cars?

In Hanzhou, Zhejiang, supermarkets saw a rush of panic by two days before the typhoon arrived.Several large supermarkets were almost emptied overnight.Shelves for vegetables, meat, eggs and instant noodles were completely cleared out.Local residents told media that around 8pm on July 9, vegetables, prepared food, fresh meat and even the instant noodle section had already been sold out.One resident joked, I couldn't even buy a single egg.In the end, I just went home carrying two watermelons.

Nearby chain snack stores and convenience stores were also packed with shoppers.One customer said, I came after 8pm, and the shelves were already almost completely empty.Online footage shows that in one supermarket, almost all vegetable and fresh fruit shelves were empty.The fruit section had only a few watermelons left, and many refrigerator display cases inside the store were also completely empty.A staff member at Haoxiang Lai snack store said that so many people suddenly came in that they were too busy to handle the crowds.This is unbelievable.

The supermarket has been completely cleared out.Everything is gone.It's really shocking.People bought everything up.Wow, this is terrifying.Everything disappeared all at once.

People in Wenzhou, seriously, this is no joke.Bavi hasn't even arrived yet.Could you please leave some supplies for those of us who still need to eat normally?There are no vegetables, no rice, no seafood.Even the fruits and vegetables over here are gone.Regarding the wave of panic buying, Hammer Supermarket said that due to the impact of Typhoon Bavi, online orders have surged over the past two days.

This week's overall order volume has increased by 60 % compared with last week.To meet public demand,retailers increased their stock of essential goods, including staple foods, vegetables and meat, by 30 to 40 percent in advance to deal with the rush.However, the Hangzhou Emergency Management Bureau later issued a clarification, saying that current supplies of daily necessities are more than sufficient and that supply chains are operating normally.It said temporary shortages on shelves were mainly because store employees did not have enough time to restock items immediately.The Bureau also urged residents that preparing for a typhoon does not mean blindly stockpiling supplies, and said most households only need enough essentials to last three days.

Coastal areas have already begun to feel the power of Barbie.

I'm in Xiamen, Fujian right now.

Wasn't that super typhoon Barbie supposed to make landfall on July 10?When I mentioned it to my co -workers, they said, bring it on, maybe we'll get one day off when it makes the landfall and then go back to work as usual the next day.This is what it looked like when typhoon Mijige hit back in 2015.And this is what my workplace looks like now.Looking at how people are reacting to the typhoon, there doesn't seem to be much fear of a natural disaster.Some people are only thinking about whether they will get a day off, whether work will be cancelled and whether they can take a break.

I hope everything still looks like this after July 10 and 11, but before I leave work today, I'm still going to buy some water, instant noodles and other supplies just in case.To prepare for the impact of the typhoon, Wuhan Hubei has ordered all primary schools, middle schools, vocational schools and kindergartens across the city to suspend classes from July 11 to July 13.After -school training institutions must also suspend offline classes, and teachers and students are not allowed to remain on campus during this period.Meanwhile, 4Gen activated a Level 4 Typhoon Alert.response on July 8.Offshore personnel were evacuated, all coastal passenger ferries were suspended, and construction projects involving water -related infrastructure were halted.

A 30 -year -old fisherman and blogger said that it was the first time he had ever seen fishing boats come offshore to take shelter from a storm.

Look behind me, today has really opened my eyes.The sea is right in front of our homes.Normally, this is just a small harbour.But because Super Typhoon Bavi is approaching, boats have come here to shelter from the storm.Look at this, one boat, two boats.I can't even count them all.

There are at least hundreds, maybe even thousands of them.I've lived for more than 30 years and this is the first time I've ever seen a scene like this.It's truly spectacular, but honestly, I'm also feeling quite nervous.For those of you who are still in Hangzhou, go downstairs and check whether your cars are okay.Normally this place is completely full every day around 8 .30 or 9pm, but today feels different.Today is July 8th.

Did everyone go travelling?

A chicken farm owner was reinforcing his greenhouses ahead of the storm.

This is the calm and peaceful moment before the storm.Facing the direct impact of super typhoon Bavi, all we can do now is work overtime to reinforce these greenhouses.I hope these structures can survive this disaster.

" On July 9, some people online said that because of the approaching typhoon, coastal tourist attractions had banned visitors from entering the water three days in advance.

Guys, who would have thought?I drove for 5 hours to get to the coast of Wenzhou in the Kandan area.I originally planned to bring my kids to the beach to play in the sand and dig holes, but now a level 17 typhoon is coming.It's expected to arrive tomorrow night.Today, people are already banned from going onto the beach.Many boats ashore have been banned.

in and floating objects have also been removed.So what can we do?Since we can't play on the beach after coming all this way, what other fun places are there to visit?

As the typhoon approaches, some vegetable farmers are worried that the greenhouses they invested hundreds of thousands of yuan in could be destroyed overnight.Typhoon Barbie is about to make landfall.Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Ermei.I traveled 1 ,900 kilometers from Yunnan to Jiangsu.Look at these greenhouses behind me.Do you see them?

Should we take them down or leave them standing?There are dozens of greenhouses here.Right now, everything looks calm and peaceful.There isn't even the slightest sign that a typhoon is coming.But at this moment, I feel extremely anxious and uneasy.Since July 6, the earlier typhoon Meisek has continued to bring record -breaking rainfall, causing widespread flooding and severe damage in parts of Guangxi.

As of July 9, the floods had officially caused at least 39 deaths and 9 missing persons.However, because Chinese authorities have a history of withholding information, the actual number of casualties may be higher.There were also reports online that authorities were checking foreign journalists and preventing residents from speaking to the media.Earlier notices stating that rescue efforts required official approval also sparked questions and criticism.During the flooding in Guangxi, a snake farm in Hengzhou City, Nanning was destroyed by floodwaters.Large number of snakes escaped with the floodwaters.

Several villagers were reportedly bitten by snakes, and some people died.Later, local snake -catching teams captured around 2 ,000 to 3 ,000 snakes within two days.Meanwhile, Hubei province was hit by thunderstorms and tornadoes on the night of July 6.Vehicles were overturned in several areas, building roofs were torn away, and large amounts of metal structures and construction materials were destroyed.were twisted and damaged by strong winds.On July 6, a tornado struck a police station in Hubei.

Footage from the scene showed several police officers inside the dispatch area when the tornado hit, causing the building to suddenly collapse.As of July 7, official reports said the disaster had caused at least 11 deaths and more than 330 injuries.However, many people questioned the accuracy of the official figures.Now the massive typhoon Bavi could bring significant damage to China's coastal regions.At the same time, Beijing issued an orange rainstorm alert on July 10.Five districts were upgraded to red rainstorm warnings.

The entire city has entered a state of emergency preparedness.According to Beijing Meteorological Service, rainfall on July 10 mainly affected Chaoyang, Tongzhou, Fangshan and Daxing districts.From 8 a .m.to 3 p .m.

on July 10, the average rainfall across the city reached 10 .4 mm, reaching moderate rain levels.The heaviest rainfall was recorded at the Dazhao Market in Pinggu District, with 163 .8 mm, reaching the level of a torrential rainstorm.Authorities have said that in response to the heavy rainfall, Beijing had relocated a total of 36 ,279 households, involving over 95 ,000 people, as of 5pm on July 10.Earlier, the flooding in Guangxi caused severe damage.Many people were still trapped at home without electricity or water.Some residents went hungry because they could not receive emergency supplies in time.

In one community in Guigang, residents did receive relief supplies, but each family was only given three bottles of drinking water, which was far from enough.Online, many videos posted by residents appealing for help could be seen everywhere.As Typhoon Bavi approached, many people saidit was safer to store extra supplies at home.I was just thinking, if the typhoon comes, should I stock up on supplies first, or should I first leave my 33 -floor rental apartment?Then I thought about it and felt there was no need to stock up.

But then I changed my mind again.It's not like I'm the only one living on the third floor.Some people online shared the supplies they had stored.The supplies I bought won't really help if the water and electricity are cut off.I think I should have bought more ready -to -eat food.I went out and bought more today.

You can take a look and give me some advice if I'm missing anything.First, I have potato chips, some spicy snacks, biscuits, meat slices, eggs, ham, AIDS treasure porridge, bread and water.For water, I only prepared enough for 3 days.I feel like I probably won't even finish that much.I also bought 2 self heating mills, a flashlight, a small power bank and some tape.

These are two boxes of Nongfu spring water and another box of drinking water.I also stocked up on a lot of tissues.I filled my refrigerator with many things too.Meat, different kinds of food, basically a whole fridge full of supplies.These are desserts.I bought things like popsicles.

For cold items, I stored several bottles of milk and some eggs plus half a bottle of this drink.If we don't have electricity and can't heat food, I also have a portable gas stove.on free gas canisters.There were discounts on snacks today, so I'm getting ready to go out and buy more.

Before Super Typhoon Bavi approached, videos circulating online showed large groups of birds flying and circling in the skies over Ningbo and Taizhou, Zhejiang.The birds appeared to be leaving their nests early, with huge numbers gathering in the sky.The unusual scene was widespread and drew attention.People online commented,Strange signs in the sky.Large numbers of swallows gathering.

I've never seen so many swallows before.It's shocking.Some people said it could be an earthquake.An earthquake is unlikely in Zhejiang.It can only be the typhoon.This is a sign before nature follows its rules.

This is a warning of disaster.On July 7 and July 8, the entire sky over Hangzhou, Zhejiang was covered in a deep red glow, creating a frightening scene.Many residents worried that it could be a sign of an approaching disaster.Since the beginning of this year, China has continued to experience a series of natural and man -made disasters, including heavy rain, extreme heat, hailstorms, earthquakes, and coal mine accidents.Recently, areas including Guangxi, Hubei and Gansu were hit by widespread heavy rainfall, leading to disasters such as reservoir collapses and landslides.As usual, Chinese state media played down the severity of the disasters, focusing instead on reporting how many rescue workers had been deployed.

In some areas, scenes that appeared to be staged by officials also sparked ridicule online.Previously, the Guangxi Vocational and Technical Institute of Logistics in Guigang, Guangxi posted an online appeal for help.The school's dormitories and teaching buildings were surrounded by floodwaters.The entire campus lost water and electricity, leaving more than 1 ,000 teachers and students trapped inside.Floodwaters were rising toward the second floor.Drinking water and food supplies were running extremely low.

Students posted online pleading, please help share this message and spread the word.While people in disaster areas were desperately waiting for rescue, another shocking situation occurred.When neighboring villages and civilian volunteers organized boats and supplies to enter the flooded areas and rescue people, they were stopped by authorities.According to information shared online, strict traffic controls were imposed around the disaster zones.Officials said that the measures were intended to maintain order.However, in practice, privately organized civilian rescue teams were reportedly not allowed to enter the affected areas.

They had to first register with relevant departments, receive approval, and obtain official documents before they could carry out rescues.At a time when lives were at stake, authorities were accused of focusing on restricting access, controlling approvals, and preventing spontaneous civilian rescue efforts.Some people online summarized the situation in eight Chinese characters.Private disaster relief is treated like rebellion.Some affected residents called emergency services for help, but said no one responded.They also said they saw no large -scale official rescue teams.

One person filming in the disaster area said, staying alive depends entirely on luck.China Affairs commentator Yang Bo said that in a normal country, disaster relief is one of the most basic responsibilities of the government.But under the Chinese Communist Party's rule, he said, it has become something presented as a favor granted to citizens, with authorities heavily promoting their efforts while downplaying problems.He said the actual difficulties faced by disaster victims have not been resolved.In his view, this reflects the nature of a government that fails to serve the public.Now as a major disaster strike, people are forced to rely on themselves by rushing to buy supplies.

He said this also highlights public distrust and serves as a form of criticism toward the authorities.