Typhoon Bavi (Inday) kills 18 in Philippines, triggers evacuation of 2 million in China

In the Philippines, Typhoon Bavi—known locally as Inday—and the enhanced southwest monsoon caused at least 18 deaths, left 12 people missing and affected roughly 562,000 residents. Landslides and drowning were the main causes of fatalities. In Negros Occidental, 1,115 families (3,349 individuals) were displaced across 42 barangays, with 1,314 families (2,554 people) taken to evacuation centers and additional assistance provided to 115 families. The Philippine Coast Guard reported hundreds of stranded passengers, and local authorities deployed police and disaster‑response teams.

In eastern China, the storm made landfall in Zhejiang province’s cities of Taizhou and Wenzhou, prompting the evacuation of about 1.7 million people in Zhejiang and another 180,000 in Fujian—nearly two million in total. More than 1,200 flights were canceled and work, school and public transport were suspended in several provinces. While heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong and other regions, the worst‑case flooding scenario did not materialise.

China’s National Climate Centre warned that the 2026 summer may see an unusually active typhoon season, forecasting up to six strong tropical cyclones, a higher-than‑average frequency that could challenge the country’s disaster‑relief capacity.