Roads and neighborhoods in Shanghai flooded on Friday as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second typhoon days after it was hit by its strongest storm in 75 years. Typhoon Pulasan made landfall Thursday night in the city's Fengxian district, with a maximum wind speed of 83 kph, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

Pulasan was expected to make landfall near the Chinese financial hub by Friday morning. Forecasters warned of potential floods and landslides.

Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded on Friday as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second typhoon days after it was hit by its strongest storm in 75 years.

Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded today as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second typhoon days after it was hit by its strongest storm in

(240920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A citizen rides amid rainfall in a street in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 20, 2024. China's financial hub, Shanghai, had evacuated 112,000 people as of Friday morning due to Typhoon Pulasan, which brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of the city.

Tropical Storm Pulasan made landfall near Shanghai on Thursday, halting trains, grounding ferries and bringing the risk of floods and landslides three days after the Chinese megacity was pounded by its strongest typhoon in 75 years.

Residents in Shanghai wade in floodwaters on the streets after Tropical Storm Pulasan struck China's east coast with torrential rain and strong winds. Video credit: Social media