Nearly 2 Million Evacuated in China as Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's eastern Zhejiang province late Saturday. In anticipation of the storm, which had previously battered Taiwan and Japan, Chinese authorities executed a massive operation, evacuating over 1.7 million residents from coastal and high-risk areas.
Date: July 11, 2026
Location: East Asia, China
Conflict: None
Category: humanitarian
Severity: CRITICAL
Displaced: 500,000
Source: Xinhua News Agency / AP