112,000 people had been evacuated in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai, the country’s financial centre, due to Typhoon Pulasan, which brought record rainfall to parts of the city.

The municipal flood control bureau said 649 ships had been evacuated or returned to port for shelter, while 54 train services were suspended and 26 ferries were grounded.

Rainfall began to increase in Shanghai from dawn on Friday, with the average rainfall reaching 73.28mm by 9am. Out of 614 weather stations, 151 stations recorded heavy or very heavy rainfall.

Bulasan, the 14th typhoon of the year, made its second landfall in Shanghai’s Fengxian district at around , having made its first landfall in Zhejiang province earlier in the day.