Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China on Saturday, the second to hit the country within a week, prompting the evacuation of nearly two million people.

The storm, which began as a super typhoon with winds of 290 km/h, weakened to a severe tropical storm as it traversed the Pacific, striking Japan’s Sakishima islands and bringing heavy rain to Taiwan before reaching mainland China.

Bavi first came ashore in the coastal city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province around 18:00 local time, then made a second landfall near Wenzhou around midnight GMT. Authorities forecast “exceptionally heavy rains” for eastern Zhejiang and northeastern Fujian on Sunday and ordered evacuations to guard against the worst‑case scenario.

State media reported that more than 1.7 million residents were relocated in Zhejiang, while hundreds of thousands were evacuated in Wenzhou and 100,000 in Beijing. Schools and workplaces were closed across the region, and about 400 flights and dozens of train services were cancelled.

The previous typhoon, Maysak, killed at least 39 people, caused extensive agricultural loss in China and produced two rare tornadoes in Hubei province.

No deaths have been reported from Bavi, though at least five people were injured and thousands lost power in Japan. Taiwan experienced power outages and landslide risks but no fatalities.

The system was expected to gradually lose intensity as it moved northwest, with officials monitoring conditions for further heavy rain and potential landslides.