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Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated as Typhoon Bavi—the second major storm to hit the region this week—nears the eastern coast, with forecasts placing landfall near Wenzhou. After impacting Japan and Taiwan, Bavi, weakened to Category 1, is still expected to bring exceptionally heavy rains to Zhejiang and Fujian, prompting precautionary evacuations to guard against worst-case scenarios.
Chinese officials have reportedly deleted Covid mortality data after a surge in deaths was discovered in the wealthy Zhejiang province following the relaxation of strict Covid lockdown rules. Cremations in the province increased by 73% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the previous year. The number of deaths recorded, 171,000, was significantly higher than in the same period in 2022 and 2021. This revelation adds to the accusations that China has been suppressing information and underrepresenting the true number of Covid deaths.