Typhoon Bebinca lands in Shanghai, strongest storm to hit city since 1949

FILE PHOTO: People walk with umbrellas on a bridge amid rains and winds in Shanghai, China September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - Typhoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning as a Category 1 storm, the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades.

Packing top wind speeds of 151 kph (94 mph) near its eye, Bebinca landed in the city of nearly 25 million around 7:30 a.m. (2330 GMT), state media reported, the strongest storm to strike Shanghai since Typhoon Gloria in 1949.

(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Tom Hogue)