Typhoon Bebinca Lashes Shanghai in Strongest Storm to Hit City since 1949

TYCOON - SHANGHAI. 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, is the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the city in more than seven decades.