Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai in Strongest Storm to Hit City Since 1949

One person was injured, power was lost in hundreds of homes, and hundreds of acres of farmland were flooded after the Category 1 storm hit.

People watch as workers restore electrical service after the passage of Typhoon Bebinca, in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2024. Hector Retama/AFP via Getty Images

Typhoon Bebinca hit Shanghai on Sept. 16, bringing the financial hub to a standstill.

Bebinca was a Category 1 storm when it made landfall at about 7:30 a.m. local time and is the most powerful tropical cyclone to reach the city since 1949, the year of the Chinese communist revolution, with top wind speeds of 94 miles per hour near its center.