Schools and tourist sites closed as Typhoon Bavi heads through northern China

Bridges are under water, cornfields are flooded and classes and work are cancelled in northeast China as Typhoon Bavi continues moving north, prompting several local governments to issue emergency alerts.

On Monday, Shenyang, capital of the northeastern province of Liaoning, said all classes at junior high, primary schools and kindergartens were suspended for the day, along with construction work and outdoor activities, while 94 tourist attraction sites remain closed.

A government notice...