新闻来源：www.abcnews.go.com
原文地址：2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
新闻日期：2024-09-17
中国东部江苏省两人因台风贝比卡遇难 台风降级为热带风暴
上海附近一个居民点的两名居民在星期一被高压电线击倒而触电身亡。据中央电视台报道。
这个台风是自1949年以来最强烈的一次，于星期一从上海及其邻近省份经过。强风吹倒树木、浸湿道路并导致部分家庭停电。
超过4.14万人提前被疏散，学校关闭，人们被告知待在室内，航班、渡轮和火车服务暂停。
星期一深夜，台风贝比卡降级为热带风暴。中国国家气象中心警告说，安徽、河南、河北、山东和江苏等省份部分地区将在星期三下午前出现大到暴雨，累计降雨量可达20厘米以上。
上海昨日晚上道路恢复正常，电力供应在昨夜深夜完全恢复。
原文摘要：
Two people died in China’s eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm, state media reported Tuesday.
Two residents of Zhoushi Town, about 80 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Shanghai, were hit by a falling high-voltage power line and electrocuted on Monday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
They are the only known deaths thus far to be caused by Bebinca, which swept over the megacity of Shanghai and neighboring provinces on Monday, flooding roads with water and broken tree branches and knocking out power to some homes.
One resident of Shanghai’s Chongming Island was also reported injured by a falling tree.
More than 414,000 people were evacuated ahead of the powerful winds and torrential rain. Schools were closed and people were advised to stay indoors, while flights, ferries and train services were suspended.
The typhoon, which weather authorities described as the strongest to hit Shanghai since at least 1949, weakened as it moved inland. Around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, it was downgraded to a tropical storm.
The National Meteorological Center warned that parts of Anhui, Henan, Hebei, Shandong and Jiangsu provinces could see heavy or torrential rains, with up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rainfall, through Wednesday afternoon.
In Shanghai, roads were cleared and traffic had returned to normal by Monday evening, while the power supply had been completely restored by midnight Tuesday, authorities said.
