Typhoon grounds planes in China
Typhoon Haikui grounded planes coming in and out of Shanghai as the Chinese city was on high alert.
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Air China were among carriers that cancelled flights to Shanghai’s two airports.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific also cancelled flights to and from the cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo today in Zhejiang, according to their websites.
Typhoon Haikui hit the east coast of China this morning – about 140 miles south of Shanghai.
Hundreds of thousands of people in its path had been evacuated.
The typhoon had been described as ‘severe’ indicating winds of up to 114 miles per hour and up to 400 millimetres of rain to some areas.
China is still recovering from Typhoons Damrey and Saola, which hit over the weekend. Those storms brought heavy rains that killed 23 and left nine missing.
Typhoon Haikui’s torrential rains hit most of Manila in the Philippines yesterday killing at least 16 people.
The flooding – neck-deep in some areas – forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, closing schools, offices and the stock exchange, reports the BBC.
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