Shanghai suspends flights, schools as Typhoon Chanthu approaches | Al Jazeera

Authorities in Shanghai and neighbouring regions have cancelled flights and train services and sent children home from school as Typhoon Chanthu bears down on China’s east coast.

Typhoon Chanthu pounds northern Japan

Typhoon Chanthu lashed the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido Wednesday, with weather authorities warning of flooding, mudslides, high waves and swollen rivers in the region.