Typhoon Muifa makes landfall in China, heads for Shanghai
A strong typhoon has made landfall on a group of Chinese islands as it heads toward the metropolis of Shanghai
By AP News
Published - Sep 14, 2022, 09:38 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 10:34 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — A strong typhoon made landfall on a group of Chinese islands on Wednesday as it headed toward the metropolis of Shanghai.
Typhoon Muifa hit the Zhoushan archipelago, near the port city of Ningbo on the country's east coast, at about 8:30 p.m., China's National Meteorological Center said.
It was forecast to weaken as it headed north across a bay but still be at typhoon strength when it reaches Shanghai later in the night.
Heavy rain was already falling in the city of more than 20 million people. The Hong Kong Observatory classified it as a severe typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers (96 miles) per hour.
