Fishing boats sailing to a port to take shelter from Typhoon Bebinca in Zhejiang Province.
Chinese authorities said typhoon Bebinca is expected to hit the east coast as early as Sunday night and may pose a major public safety risk as tens of millions of holidaymakers take trips across the country for the mid-autumn festival.
The typhoon is expected to bring significant rainfall when it lands on the east coast of China, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement posted on its website on Saturday. This coincides with a three-day festival holiday starting Sunday, and any severe weather is likely to disrupt travel and logistics.