# Typhoon Bavi heads for China's southeastern coast as Philippines landslides kill 15 and 500 flights are cancelled > Typhoon Bavi was tracking toward China's Fujian and Zhejiang provinces on July 10 after monsoon-amplified landslides killed at least 15 people in the Philippines' Sarangani province and Mindanao; China raised its orange typhoon alert and convened a national flood-control meeting; more than 500 flights were cancelled across China, Taiwan and the Philippines, and Taiwan closed Taipei schools after its Central Weather Administration issued its first-ever mega-wave warning **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-10 · heads: What Broke, How Life Changes · 18 takes · 6 lenses · 9 regions ## Summary Typhoon Bavi moved toward [China](/en/entity/china)'s southeastern coast on July 10, tracking toward Fujian and Zhejiang provinces for a forecast landfall late July 11 or early July 12. In the [Philippines](/en/entity/philippines), the storm's intensification of the seasonal monsoon triggered landslides in Sarangani province and Mindanao that killed at least 15 people. [China](/en/entity/china) raised its orange typhoon alert, the second-highest in its four-tier system, and its National Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters convened with multiple ministries to coordinate the response. [Taiwan](/en/entity/taiwan) closed Taipei schools and the Central Weather Administration issued its first-ever "mega wave" warning after forecasting waves exceeding 6 metres and up to 900 mm of rainfall in northern mountain areas through Sunday. More than 500 flights were cancelled across China, Taiwan and the Philippines, with ferry services and trains also suspended. ## The split China Daily and Global Times emphasised that Bavi had weakened from peak intensity but warned that severe flooding across Fujian and Zhejiang remained the primary risk. Focus Taiwan led with the 900 mm rain and 6-metre wave warnings for Taiwan, framing the storm as the largest to approach the island since 1987. Al Jazeera focused on the Philippines landslide deaths, noting the storm was amplifying the existing monsoon rather than making direct landfall in the archipelago. Vietnam Net reported the storm had shifted northward, reducing risk to northern Vietnam. ## By the numbers - 15, people killed in Philippine landslides in Sarangani province and Mindanao - 500+, flights cancelled across China, Taiwan and the Philippines - 900 mm, rainfall forecast for northern Taiwan mountain areas through Sunday - 6 metres, wave height that triggered Taiwan's first-ever "mega wave" warning - 1987, last time a typhoon of comparable size affected northeastern Taiwan ## Why it matters Bavi arrives after [China](/en/entity/china) already recorded 50 storm deaths earlier in the week. A landfall in Fujian or Zhejiang, two of China's most densely industrialised coastal provinces, could disrupt manufacturing supply chains. The Philippines deaths add to what is already a deadly typhoon season in Southeast Asia, and pressure Mindanao regional authorities who face ongoing infrastructure gaps in disaster response. ## What to watch - Whether Bavi makes landfall between Fujian and Zhejiang as forecast late July 11, or shifts track northward - Final death toll in the Philippines as rescue teams reach landslide-affected areas in Sarangani - Extent of flooding and industrial disruption in Zhejiang and Fujian ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### international wire, Philippines deaths angle - **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — Al Jazeera led with the Philippine landslide deaths, noting Bavi was intensifying the seasonal monsoon rather than making direct landfall on the archipelago; the storm's outer bands were enough to trigger fatal slides in Mindanao and Sarangani. > "Typhoon Bavi is intensifying seasonal monsoon rains across the region as it moves towards Taiwan and China." Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/10/philippines-landslides-kill-15-as-typhoon-bavi-threatens-region ### Chinese state media, landfall preparation - **China Daily** (China, en) — China Daily, a state outlet, reported Bavi had weakened from peak intensity but warned that heavy rainfall would still sweep a wide swath of China as it approached the southeastern coast; flight, ferry and train cancellations were already in effect and geological-disaster alerts were raised. > "Typhoon Bavi has weakened but will still bring heavy rainfall across a wide swath of China as it is expected to hit the country's southeastern coast on Saturday evening, triggering flight and ferry cancellations, train suspensions and heightened precautions against geological disasters." Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202607/10/WS6a50ed9ca310986e2b464ad2.html ### Taiwan CWA official record, mega-wave warning - **Focus Taiwan** (Taiwan, en) — Focus Taiwan reported Taiwan's Central Weather Administration forecasting 900 mm of rain for northern mountain areas and issuing its first-ever mega-wave warning for waves exceeding 6 metres; forecasters called Bavi the largest storm by size to threaten Taiwan since 1987. > "Typhoon Bavi is expected to bring up to 900 millimeters of rain to mountainous areas in northern Taiwan through Sunday, while dangerous waves exceeding 6 meters prompted the Central Weather Administration (CWA) to issue its first ever 'mega wave' warning on Thursday." Source: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607090024 ### Philippines regional coverage - **Rappler** (Philippines, en) — Rappler cited Taiwan's Central Weather Administration forecaster Jason Chang describing Bavi as 'fairly rare in recent years' in terms of size; the outlet contextualised the storm's scale against the history of typhoons to affect the northern Taiwan strait corridor. > "Storms of this size have been 'fairly rare in recent years,' says Jason Chang, Taiwan's Central Weather Administration forecaster, adding that Bavi is set to be the largest storm by size to hit the island since 1987." Source: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/china-taiwan-brace-typhoon-bavi-july-9-2026/ ### regional financial and travel impact - **Asia Financial** (Singapore, en) — Asia Financial covered the tri-country disruption angle, reporting Taiwan, Japan and China were all battening down; described Bavi as 'the biggest storm in decades' tipped to sweep through northern Taiwan and into eastern China within 24 hours. > "The biggest storm in decades is tipped to sweep through northern Taiwan on Friday and into eastern China on Saturday, which was hit with a smaller typhoon days ago." Source: https://www.asiafinancial.com/taiwan-japan-and-china-batten-down-for-mega-typhoon-bavi ### unlabelled - **The Columbian** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/jul/10/typhoon-bavi-takes-aim-at-china-as-taiwans-capital-shuts-schools/ - **Travel and Tour World** (Global, en) — Source: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/3uimqdecf2dq/ - **KSAT** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/07/10/china-braces-for-a-powerful-typhoon-after-a-week-of-deadly-storms/ - **Vietnam Net** (Vietnam, en) — Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/en/typhoon-bavi-shifts-north-likely-to-make-landfall-in-eastern-china-2534513.html - **Xinhua (English)** (China, en) — Source: https://english.news.cn/20260710/12189e5921064fac8092e4359aa2209e/c.html - **Global Times** (China, en) — Source: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202607/1365576.shtml - **China Daily Asia** (China, en) — Source: https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/636176 - **Taipei Times** (Taiwan, en) — Source: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/07/10/2003860507 - **Taipei Times** (Taiwan, en) — Source: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/07/10/2003860523 - **Modern Diplomacy** (Europe, en) — Source: https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/07/09/china-taiwan-brace-for-powerful-typhoon-bavi/ - **Taiwan News** (Taiwan, en) — Source: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6397919 - **Yahoo News** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/taiwan-china-brace-typhoon-bavi-052316094.html - **Focus Taiwan (sea warning)** (Taiwan, en) — Source: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607090012 ## Across the graph - Related: [[typhoon-bavi-taiwan-jul9]], [[super-typhoon-bavi-guam-jul2026]], [[pacific-typhoons-dossier]] - Entities: China, Taiwan, Philippines --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/typhoon-bavi-china-0710