Flights restored as Typhoon Chanthu lingers off Shanghai

Transport links have been largely restored in the Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu remained offshore

BEIJING -- Transport links in the Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai were largely restored Tuesday as a typhoon remained offshore. Typhoon Chanthu brought high winds and rain to the country’s largest city and the surrounding region, but not at the level it would have if it had made landfall. The storm has been weakening and on Tuesday was lingering about 225 kilometers (140 miles) east of Shanghai, packing maximum sustained winds of 126 kilometers per hour (78 miles per hour), the China Meteorological Association said. It was due to begin moving northeast toward South Korea and Japan on Thursday.