Taiwan braces for powerful typhoon after floods in China kill dozens

On 9 July 2026, China and Taiwan braced for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years. Schools and offices closed in Taipei and on the outskirts of Beijing.

Earlier flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak killed 39 people in southern China, leaving mud and debris behind. Separately, a fire at a shoe factory in Fujian province in east China killed at least 28 people. Xi urged all-out rescue efforts and spoke of 'heavy human losses'.