Shanghai Evacuates 280,000 People as Tropical Storm Arrives

Shanghai has evacuated around 280,000 people and canceled flights as a tropical storm crossed China’s financial hub, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall that threatens flash flooding.

Storm Co-may — known locally as Zhu Jie Cao — made landfall for the second time on the coast of Shanghai’s Fengxian district on Wednesday afternoon after making landfall in Zhejiang province early in the morning, according to the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory. The system could dump as much as 320 millimeters (12.6 inches) of rain on Shanghai and other areas over 24 hours to 8 a.m. on July 31, authorities said earlier.