Typhoon Bavi made landfall in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang late on Saturday, state media reported, bringing violent winds and torrential rain to a region already reeling from weeks of deadly flooding. The storm, which had weakened from a super typhoon as it crossed the Pacific, came ashore near the city of Yuhuan with maximum sustained winds of 144 kilometres per hour, according to China’s National Meteorological Centre. More than 1.7 million people were evacuated in Zhejiang alone, with further mandatory relocations in Fujian, Shanghai and Beijing, where authorities opened the Miyun Reservoir to manage anticipated floodwaters.

Taiwan, which the typhoon skirted to the north, reported more than 100 injuries, mostly from traffic accidents and falls during the storm, though no fatalities were confirmed. The island’s Central Emergency Operations Centre said over 14,000 people had been moved from mountainous areas, while hundreds of flights were cancelled and 170,000 households lost power. In Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, the Miyako islands suffered extensive power cuts and dozens of flights were grounded, but no deaths were recorded.

The Philippines, which did not experience a direct hit, nonetheless saw the heaviest loss of life. Disaster officials there said at least 17 people were killed, most in landslides triggered by monsoon rains intensified by Bavi’s outer bands. Nearly 11,000 residents fled their homes, and dozens of ports remained closed. The death toll was expected to rise as search operations continued in the southern island of Mindanao.

Bavi was the second typhoon to strike China in just over a week, following Maysak, which left 39 dead in the south. Chinese authorities allocated 40 million yuan in disaster relief funds and maintained the highest emergency response level as the storm moved inland, weakening steadily. By Sunday morning, Taiwan’s weather bureau had lifted all sea and land warnings, and repair crews were restoring power to the remaining affected households.