Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades, with flights, trains and highways suspended during a national holiday.

Officials in China moved some 414,000 people out of the way in Shanghai before the strongest storm in decades flooded roads and cancelled flights.

Clean-up efforts are underway after the strongest typhoon in 75 years hit China's biggest city, Shanghai. Some 30,000 homes are without power after typhoon Bebinca swept through. The storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland, but more significant rainfall is expected in coming days.