Shanghai was hit by Typhoon Bebinca on September 16th. Hundreds of thousands of residents were evacuated in what state media called the strongest storm to rip through the financial hub in 75 years. Fierce winds uprooted trees and toppled billboards.

Typhoon Pulasan comes days after Typhoon Bebinca wreaked havoc as the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949.

Pulasan was expected to make landfall near the Chinese financial hub by Friday morning. Forecasters warned of potential floods and landslides.

Roads and neighbourhoods in Shanghai flooded today as the Chinese megacity was battered by a second typhoon days after it was hit by its strongest storm in

The normally-bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca. The Category 1 storm, which made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning,

The city canceled all flights at its two airports and closed major attractions, amid a three-day national holiday.

The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday.

Typhoon Pulasan made landfall Thursday night in the city's Fengxian district, with a maximum wind speed of 83 kph, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The storm "is forecast to gradually weaken as it moves inland,

Tropical Storm Pulasan made landfall near Shanghai on Thursday, halting trains, grounding ferries and bringing the risk of floods and landslides three days after the Chinese megacity was pounded by its strongest typhoon in 75 years.

More than a hundred thousand people were evacuated from Shanghai as Typhoon Pulasan brought heavy rains that broke local records in parts of the Chinese megacity.

Residents in Shanghai wade in floodwaters on the streets after Tropical Storm Pulasan struck China's east coast with torrential rain and strong winds. Video credit: Social media