Late on July 11, Typhoon Bavi made landfall in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, bringing powerful winds, torrential rain and flooding across the region. Nearly two million people were evacuated before the storm, while roads were submerged, trees toppled and transport services were disrupted in parts of Zhejiang, Shanghai and Fujian. Bavi is the second typhoon to strike China in just 10 days. It comes as the country is still recovering from Typhoon Maysak, which triggered devastating floods acr

900 snakes escaped from a snake farm in Hengzhou, China after heavy rainfall and floods caused the farm to collapse. Local media reports indicated that the floods were a result of the annual flooding season exacerbated by Typhoon Maysak. According to Chinese outlet, The Paper, some stranded villagers were bitten by escaped snakes but could not seek treatment immediately as roads were cut off. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that most of the escaped snakes were non-venomous, though s