Typhoon Bavi: Shanghai, Hangzhou brace for impact as nearby cities start evacuations
Scores of flights and ferry services have been cancelled across eastern China, while Zhejiang province has stepped up emergency preparations
As of 6pm, Shanghai transport authorities had limited the speed on the overground sections of four subway lines, and warned they might impose further limits or partially suspend services on the rest of the network on Sunday and Monday.
The city government has also imposed a 60km/h (35mph) speed limit on all highways and cancelled all ferry services.
Community workers in Shanghai patrolled the streets, using loudspeakers to remind residents to close windows and doors and secure objects indoors after the city’s typhoon warning was raised from blue to yellow, the third highest level in a four-tier system.
Dozens of events were cancelled, including a fireworks display in the Pudong district and a tourism festival along the banks of the Suzhou River.
Shanghai Disney Resort has pushed back its opening time on Sunday from 10am to 12pm, according to a statement.
The municipal government said China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines had cancelled 188 flights serving airports in Shanghai and Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. Juneyao Airlines cancelled 116 domestic and international flights on Saturday, with further cancellations expected on Sunday.