Chinese brace for Super Typhoon Bavi, a storm 850 times the size of Hong Kong
- Unsettled residents in eastern China are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi to land, stocking up on supplies and reconsidering their travel plans.
- Satellite imagery from China’s official weather forecaster shows Bavi covers nearly 940,000 sq km (363,000 square miles) – an area about nine times the size of the eastern province of Zhejiang or 850 times the land size of Hong Kong.
- In recent days, Hui Xinyi, a high school English tutor in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has constantly refreshed weather apps and scrolled through social media for updates.01:26Hundreds of snakes escape breeding farm in Chin
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- Unsettled residents in eastern China are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi to land, stocking up on supplies and reconsidering their travel plans.
- Satellite imagery from China’s official weather forecaster shows Bavi covers nearly 940,000 sq km (363,000 square miles) – an area about nine times the size of the eastern province of Zhejiang or 850 times the land size of Hong Kong.
- In recent days, Hui Xinyi, a high school English tutor in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has constantly refreshed weather apps and scrolled through social media for updates.01:26Hundreds of snakes escape breeding farm in Chin
Sources: South China Morning Post