Typhoon slams into eastern China after forcing nearly two million people to flee

Japan's Ishigaki Island has shut its airport and port operations as Typhoon Bavi approaches with torrential rain, powerful winds and massive waves.

Extreme weather already wreaked havoc on southern and central China in the past week, with storms leaving at least 39 dead and causing dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir to burst.

China's National Meteorological Center continued to issue an orange alert for Typhoon Bavi on July 11, which is forecast to bring torrential rains and strong winds to parts of the country.

Typhoon Bavi caused landslides and flooding over the weekend as it made landfall in eastern China, where the authorities evacuated almost two million people in anticipation of the strongest storm to hit the country this year.