AnyTV News Shanghai city comes to a standstill, a big disaster hits China after 75 years

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Typhoon In China

Beijing: Storm ‘Bebinca’ hit Shanghai city of China on Monday, which is the most powerful storm to hit the city in the last 75 years. Due to this storm, life has come to a standstill. Shanghai’s Central Meteorological Observatory said that the storm reached Lingang area of Shanghai’s Pudong District with winds blowing at a speed of 42 meters per second. The city administration has already deployed thousands of relief and rescue workers to deal with any emergency. Bebinca is considered to be the most powerful storm to hit Shanghai in 75 years. This is the 13th storm to hit China this year.

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The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday stepped up relief measures for China’s eastern Anhui province, as well as Shanghai and Zhejiang, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported. Flight services in Shanghai were cancelled due to Bebinca. The Shanghai Railway Station announced the suspension of passenger trains on several routes passing through the city from Sunday to Monday. As of Sunday, more than 414,000 people had been evacuated from the sprawling city of 25 million and all highways in the city were closed, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

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Typhoon Bebinca in China

Chinese government took steps

The Chinese government has also made preparations to deal with the storm. Thousands of relief and rescue workers have been deployed in Shanghai and relief camps have been set up at many places where people can take shelter in case of emergency. Festival holidays are going on in China these days. In such a situation, the government has advised people to stay indoors. Due to the storm, many resorts, amusement parks and tourist places in Shanghai have been closed. Due to cancellation of a large number of flights at airports, arrangements have been made for the stay of passengers. (Language)