Super Typhoon Bavi is expected to make landfall along China’s southeastern coast this weekend, adding to a stretch of severe weather that has already brought heavy rain to Macau and much of southern China.
The storm, the ninth typhoon of the season, follows Typhoon Maysak, whose remnants have drenched the Pearl River Delta in recent days. Macau and neighboring Guangdong province have seen persistent downpours, with heavy to torrential rain forecast to continue across the delta through midweek.
The prolonged bad weather is already affecting travel plans across parts of the region.
The situation is more serious in Guangxi, where sustained extreme rainfall has triggered deadly flooding and reservoir alerts, drawing national attention and intervention from central authorities.
National flood-control authorities are maintaining a Level II emergency response for the region, while emergency management officials have dispatched relief resources. Beijing has warned of a “severe and complex” flood-control situation as Bavi approaches.
Bavi tore through Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands earlier this week at Category 5 strength and was packing maximum sustained winds of 216 kilometers per hour as of Wednesday afternoon. Mainland authorities expect it to make landfall between Saturday night and Sunday morning, most likely along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian, both established visitor source regions for Macau, before potentially tracking north.
Air Macau has announced special ticketing arrangements for passengers traveling between Macau and Taipei, Kaohsiung, or Taichung from July 10th to 12th, allowing one free flight date change or a full refund without handling fees. Taiwan has suspended ferry services to offshore islands and closed tourist attractions ahead of the storm’s closest approach.
