Bebinca, the 13th typhoon of the year, has been wreaking havoc in Shanghai since making landfall around 07:30 on Monday, bringing about 50 millimeters of rainfall by 08:00.
At the time of landfall, the maximum wind speed near the eye of the storm was about 42 meters per second.
Shanghai's meteorological observatory upgraded the yellow alert for heavy rain to an orange alert at 11:00, forecasting that the cumulative precipitation in most areas of the city will exceed 100 mm within the next six hours.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
Amid the heavy rainstorm, a tuned mass damper inside the Shanghai Tower, designed to keep the 632-meter skyscraper stable under severe weather conditions, was seen visibly shaking.
The special wind resistance device weighs about 1,000 tons and can produce a reacting force against the tower's mass inertia. Its main function is to mitigate vibrations caused by rainstorms, providing more comfort to people on the higher floors.
As of the dawn on Monday, more than 414,000 residents have been evacuated to safety and over 800 ships have returned to port, according to Shanghai's flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The resettlement sites are fully equipped with power supplies, lighting, drinking water, food, and other essential supplies to support the evacuees.
Over 2,500 rescue teams consisting of 56,000 rescue workers, backed by over 80 mobile pump trucks and 400 material warehouses, are on standby for emergency response.
Typhoon Bebinca wreaks havoc in Shanghai
Typhoon Bebinca wreaks havoc in Shanghai
The world's top wingsuit fliers put on a stunning show for tourists who were left in awe at the bravery of these daredevils as they soared among the mountainous landscapes of Zhangjiajie in central China's Hunan Province on Monday.
The tenth World Wingsuit League (WWL) Wingsuit Flying World Championship got underway on Monday at the Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, featuring the world's top 16 fliers during the four days of competition.
The starting platform is perched atop a mountain with an elevation of over 1,450 meters and a terrifying vertical drop to the landing point of 990 meters. After taking-off, the fliers will glide through the air in a straight-line distance of approximately 1.3 kilometers.
The competition consists of two main components, the first being a speed race which follows an S-shaped aerial course and is referred to as the "Aerial F1." Each wingsuit flier will be given two flight attempts, with the best time counting as their final result.
The second challenge involves a 'fly-through' competition which sees targets placed between mountain gaps just 15 meters above the ground at the popular tourist site. These bullseye-shaped targets have a maximum diameter of 0.8 meters at the outer ring and just 10 centimeters at the center.
Competitors, soaring through the air at incredible speed, must smash through the suspended bullseye with precision. Each flier gets two chances, with their final score determined by the total number of rings struck across both attempts.
Visitors have been marveling at the adrenaline-filled spectacle as these almost superhero-like competitors flew overhead.
"Very crazy. It's impressive. They probably need a lot of preparation to do that and they were amazing and very brave people," said a tourist from Italy.
"It's very exciting. It's the first time I saw such a real scene of wingsuit flying. I had only seen it on TV. The effect was different from watching it on TV. It's quite astounding and very exciting," said a Chinese visitor.
Tourists left in awe as wingsuit fliers soar through mountains of Zhangjiajie
