Shanghai Evacuates 283,000 People As Typhoon Hits

Source: International Business Times

People protect themselves with disposable rain ponchos as Typhoon Co-May hits Shanghai AFP Shanghai has evacuated almost 283,000 people from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas as Typhoon Co-May made landfall in the Chinese financial hub on Wednesday evening, bringing lashing rains and winds. Almost a third of flights from Shanghai's two international airports have been cancelled, the city's news service said, totalling around 640. The Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory upgraded an earlier yellow rainstorm alert to orange on Wednesday afternoon, the second-highest warning level.