Typhoon Wipha slammed into the Chinese coast today, flooding streets and fields and causing massive transport disruptions.

Typhoon Wipha slammed into the Chinese coast this morning as authorities evacuated two million people following forecasts it would be the most powerful storm to hit the area in a decade.

Shanghai closed schools and 1.6 million people were evacuated from coastal areas today as Typhoon Wipha, forecast to be the most powerful storm to hit the region, thrashed toward the Chinese mainland.