A staff member drives an excavator to clear a road blocked by small-scale landslides in a village in Qiangtian County, Lishui City, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 12, 2026. Chinese authorities have stepped up flood control and disaster relief efforts as Typhoon Bavi continued to affect large parts of the country on Sunday.

Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, made successive landfalls along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province late Saturday before moving inland. It is expected to move northwest while gradually weakening. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)