Typhoon's center passes Shanghai

The center of typhoon Bebinca has left Shanghai, but its impact still lingers in the city, according to the city government's official WeChat account's latest release.

At noon on Monday, the center of Bebinca is located within Kunshan, Jiangsu province. Its eastern side continues to affect Shanghai, and will bring wind and rain during the afternoon, with a weakening level. Most parts of the city will see the wind and rain cease in the evening.

Typhoon Bebinca landed in Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area in Pudong early Monday morning with wind speeds of up to 42 meters per second. Bebinca has surpassed typhoon Gloria to be the strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949, said the National Meteorological Centre.