Typhoon Pours 5 Inches of Rain on Taiwan, Heads for Shanghai

People ride a motorbike in the rain caused by Typhoon Chanthu in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sept. 12, 2021. Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan with heavy rain Sunday as the storm’s center passed the island’s east coast heading for Shanghai.

On the Chinese mainland, authorities issued a typhoon warning for Shanghai and warned of possible torrential rains.