Typhoon Co-May unleashes torrential rains across east China

Typhoon Co-May unleashed torrential rains across east China’s Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, disrupting transportation and prompting rainstorm alerts.

Though Co-May further weakened into a tropical depression on Thursday afternoon, rainfall is still expected to continue in Jiangsu and Anhui until Sunday, with a Level-IV emergency response for flood control activated for Anhui on Thursday. China’s national observatory on Friday continued to issue a yellow alert for rainstorms.