Rail, air, ferry services suspended as Typhoon Bavi approaches

Chinese authorities have stepped up emergency measures as Typhoon Bavi is set to slam into the country's eastern coast, disrupting rail, air and ferry services and forcing travel operators to suspend routes.

Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, is expected to make landfall along the coast between Sanmen and Cangnan in east China's Zhejiang Province in the early hours of Sunday. After landfall, it is forecast to move northwestward and then shift toward a more northerly direction.