China: Typhoon Bavi triggers emergency evacuation in northeast China.

Shotlist Meihekou City, Jilin Province, northeast China - July 13, 2026 1. Various of flooded streets, vehicles dispatched to carry out rescue work 2. Aerial shot of flooded street 3. Various of river 4. Various of relocated residents 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shan Lili, head, emergency shelter (starting with shot 4/ending with shot 6): "We have medical teams from the health department here. We arranged groupings on each floor, and have volunteers and staff there to ensure that when people need help, someone will respond immediately." 6. Relocated residents having meal Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, northeast China - July 13, 2026 7. Various of firefighters rescuing, transferring elderly residents at night Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, northeast China - July 14, 2026 8. Various of rescue in progress, flooded streets Storyline Typhoon Bavi has unleashed torrential rains in northeast China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces, triggering floods and swelling rivers, with firefighters racing against time to rescue stranded residents. Typhoon Bavi, the ninth of the year, made landfall twice along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province at 23:20 Saturday and again around midnight, then moved inland. It is the second typhoon this month following Typhoon Maysak, which brought heavy floods and wreaked havoc in southern China. Due to the impact of Typhoon Bavi, Meihekou City in Jilin has experienced heavy rainfall since early morning on Monday, with river levels rising and urban waterlogging. At 11:15 that day, the city raised its flood control emergency response from Level II to Level I. Local authorities have organized the evacuation of residents along riverbanks and carried out drainage operations in flooded areas to ensure public safety. In low-lying areas prone to flooding, local power departments have deployed mobile pumping equipment for round-the-clock drainage, and have set up flood barriers and sandbags to protect electrical facilities, ensuring power supply for nearly 20,000 households in the areas. Affected by rainfall and upstream water convergence, the Huifa River, which flows through Meihekou, has remained at high water levels and is currently 0.79 meters above the safety water level. Local authorities have issued notices warning of possible major dike breaches. As a result, nearly 7,000 residents along the Huifa River have been relocated to safe places. "We have medical teams from the health department here. We arranged groupings on each floor, and have volunteers and staff there to ensure that when people need help, someone will respond immediately," said Shan Lili, head of an emergency shelter in Meihekou City. In Shenyang City of Liaoning, heavy rainfall flooded residential communities, prompting emergency evacuations by firefighters. Early Tuesday morning, a community in Hunnan District was surrounded by floodwaters. An elderly resident fell ill and needed urgent hospital care. Firefighters rushed to the scene in a rubber boat. Guided by the patient's family, they waded into the apartment, where water had already risen above shins. The elderly man was conscious but unable to move. Firefighters carefully carried him through water onto the rubber boat, along with his family members. Due to severe road flooding, the man was eventually transferred to a fire truck and taken to a hospital for emergency treatment. Firefighters then continued to search the community. By around 2:00, all trapped residents had been safely evacuated. Fire crews resumed rescue operations the following day and successfully evacuated more stranded residents. Rescue operations are still underway in the affected areas. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]