Typhoon Bavi made landfall overnight in Zhejiang province leaving a trail of destruction and flooded roads, but authorities have since downgraded the weather system to a tropical storm.
In Zhejiang province, winds of 144 kilometres an hour were recorded, according to the provincial meteorological observatory.
After landfall, the typhoon is expected to continue moving northwestward while weakening.
The typhoon is forecast to bring torrential rains to Zhejiang's coastal regions and its central and southern parts overnight and heavy to torrential rains to its western regions.
In the Philippines, at least 18 people were killed in landslides and other incidents triggered by heavy rains driven by Bavi, most on the southern island of Mindanao.
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