新闻来源：www.nytimes.com
原文地址：Shanghai is Hit By Typhoon Bebinca, Strongest Storm in 70 Years
新闻日期：2024-09-16
上海遭遇70年来最强台风贝比卡的冲击，导致全市交通基本停摆。周日晚8点后，两座机场的所有航班取消，包括迪士尼乐园在内的多个主要景点关闭，还有多条高速铁路线暂时中断。
风暴中心附近测得风速达94英里每小时，社交媒体上传播的视频显示建筑墙体被撕下，电杆也被拔起。上海气象局称，周一早上某些地区已累计降水接近3英寸。
上海很少直接受到台风的影响，这通常会在更南部地区产生。但这场台风预计今晚开始减弱，并向西移动。然而，台风出现在中秋假期期间可能会影响中国的消费活动，使经济放缓更加明显。在社交媒体上，有人抱怨被困在酒店中。
周日和周一的游乐园派对取消，附近城市苏州表示暂停了所有外卖服务；南京则叫停了所有大型活动、户外施工，并命令长江上的船只停止航行。这些中断加上今年中国其他地区的干旱和洪灾，增加了国家面临的挑战。
此时，贝比卡仍然悬浮在上海上空，而气象局警告，新的台风正在形成，并可能在本周晚些时候影响上海及周边地区。
原文摘要：
Typhoon Bebinca, the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949, made landfall on Monday, bringing the financial hub to a virtual standstill.All flights out of the city’s two airports after 8 p.m. on Sunday were canceled, major attractions such as Disneyland were closed, and several high-speed train routes were temporarily shut down.The storm, which felled trees and billboards, logged winds around 94 miles per hour near its center. Videos on social media showed buildings with siding ripped off and electric poles uprooted.Shanghai’s meteorological observatory said that some parts of the city had seen almost 3 inches of rainfall in one hour on Monday morning.Shanghai is rarely directly affected by typhoons, which usually hit further south. Officials predicted that the storm would weaken by this evening and move westward.But the timing of the storm, during China’s three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, could disrupt consumer spending that the country desperately needs as its economy slows. On social media, people posted about being stuck in their hotels. Parades scheduled for a tourism festival on Sunday and Monday were canceled.The nearby city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province, said it had suspended all food delivery services. Another city, Nanjing, stopped all large-scale events and outdoor construction and ordered ships not to sail on the Yangtze River.The disruptions add to China’s broader weather challenges this year. Some regions have battled droughts and floods in quick succession, and the country also recorded its hottest July since at least 1961.Even as Bebinca hovered over Shanghai, the city’s meteorological authorities warned that another typhoon appeared to be forming where Bebinca had originated, and could hit Shanghai and surrounding areas later this week.
