Shanghai faces second major typhoon in just one week

Streets and neighborhoods in China's Shanghai experienced flooding on Friday as the city was hit by Typhoon Pulasan, just days after Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm to strike the megacity since 1949.

Pulasan is the 14th typhoon this year. It made its second landfall in Shanghai on Thursday evening, after making its first landfall in Zhejiang Province earlier in the day, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

The torrent of rain broke local records in parts of Shanghai. Two weather stations recorded more than 300 millimeters (almost 1 foot) of rainfall in six hours, the highest in their districts since records began, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. Overall, 151 of 614 weather stations recorded heavy or extreme rainfall, Xinhua added.

Videos posted on social media Friday showed Shanghai residents wading through calf-deep water in some neighborhoods, though there have been no reports of serious damage or casualties.

Because of the typhoon, the city evacuated 112,000 people, and some ferry and train services were suspended.

The city's flood control office said 649 ships were either evacuated or returned to port to seek shelter, 54 train services were suspended and 26 ferry services were halted.

The storm is expected to gradually weaken as it moves inland, although rain continued to fall in the city on Friday morning.

On Monday, the stronger Typhoon Bebinca felled more than 1,800 trees and knocked out power to 30,000 homes. Authorities evacuated more than 400,000 people in Shanghai ahead of the storm.

Scientists say climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is making extreme weather more frequent and intense.

China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. But its per capita emissions pale in comparison to rival economic powerhouse the United States.

News.Az