Flights, Trains Canceled as Typhoon Bebinca Slams Into Shanghai

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Typhoon Bebinca, the most powerful typhoon to hit Shanghai in more than seven decades, made landfall Monday morning. Photo: VCG

The most powerful typhoon to hit Shanghai in more than seven decades barreled into the financial hub Monday morning, disrupting air and rail services during a three-day public holiday.

Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in the city’s Pudong district around 7:30 a.m., bringing gales of up to 151 kph (94 mph) near its eye, the China Meteorological Administration said Monday. Bebinca, known as Beibijia in Chinese, is the strongest storm to land in Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949.

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Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm since 1949, hit Shanghai's Pudong district with winds up to 151 kph (94 mph), disrupting air and rail services during a public holiday.
Nearly 25 million residents were advised to stay indoors, streets were empty, and substantial flooding occurred, leading to heavy rain warnings.
All flights were canceled after 8 p.m. Sunday and subway as well as high-speed rail services were suspended; Shanghai Disney Resort also shut down.

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Who’s Who

Shanghai International Airports: Shanghai has two international airports: Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Due to Typhoon Bebinca, flights at both airports were heavily impacted. Over 400 flights at Pudong and at least 210 flights at Hongqiao were canceled. All flights in and out of the airports were canceled after 8 p.m. on Sunday. Airports in nearby cities, including Hangzhou, Wuxi, Zhoushan, and Ningbo, also faced cancellations.

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port: Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of China's largest ports, has suspended all empty container pick-up and drop-off operations since Sunday due to Typhoon Bebinca. The typhoon has caused widespread disruptions, impacting various transportation services and commercial operations in Shanghai and surrounding regions.

Shanghai Port: Shanghai Port, one of China's largest ports, suspended all empty container pick-up and drop-off operations starting Sunday due to Typhoon Bebinca. The disruption is part of broader measures affecting transportation and services in Shanghai as the city faced its most powerful typhoon in more than seven decades.

Shanghai Disney Resort: Shanghai Disney Resort, one of the city's top tourist attractions, shut down over the weekend due to Typhoon Bebinca and plans to reopen on Tuesday.

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What Happened When

2024-09-15：: The three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday began on the Chinese mainland. All flights in and out of Shanghai’s two international airports were cancelled after 8 p.m.

2024-09-15：: Operations for empty container pick-up and drop-off at Shanghai Port and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port were suspended.

2024-09-16 7:30 a.m.：: Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai’s Pudong district, bringing gales of up to 151 kph (94 mph).

2024-09-16 11 a.m.：: A livestream video broadcast showed torrential rain and strong winds battering Shanghai’s highways, with streets largely empty.

2024-09-16：: Shanghai Pudong Meteorological Bureau raised the rainstorm warning to orange, with projections of heavy rain of more than 80 millimeters per hour occurring in most areas before midnight. Heavy rainfall was also expected to hit Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Sichuan provinces.

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