Typhoon Bebinca batters Shanghai: Disrupted travel, uprooted trees, and mass evacuations amid heavy downpours

The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. (Photo: AP)

Bebinca left a trail of destruction, claiming the lives of six people in the central and southern regions of the Philippines due to falling trees. The storm also impacted Japan before making its way to China. (Photo: AP)

More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the powerful winds and torrential rain. Schools were closed and people were advised to stay indoors. (Photo: AP)

More than 60,000 emergency responders and firefighters were at hand to lend aid in Shanghai. Authorities said winds uprooted or damaged more than 10,000 trees and knocked out power for at least 380 households, damaging four houses. (Photo: AP)

Flights, ferries and train services had been suspended in the megacity and in neighboring provinces, disrupting travel during China’s three-day Mid-Autumn Festival. Shanghai’s airports canceled hundreds of flights Sunday and into Monday, while in Hangzhou, about 170 kilometers (106 miles) southwest of Shanghai, authorities also canceled more than 180 flights. (Photo: AP)

According to local broadcaster CCTV, Bebinca is forecasted to continue its northwesterly path, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to the Chinese provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. (Photo: AP)

Torrential rains flooded roads in the district, according to images broadcast by state media. Elsewhere in Shanghai, uprooted trees and fallen branches blanketed some roads and sidewalks. (Photo: AP)

As the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, which scientists believe are contributing to climate change and the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, China is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of storms like Bebinca. (Photo: Reuters)