Typhoon Bebinca was expected to make landfall along a swathe of China’s densely populated eastern seaboard between tonight and tomorrow morning, according to Beijing’s emergency management ministry.

State broadcaster CCTV reported that all flights at the city’s two main airports would be cancelled from 8pm today because of the storm.

“Affected by Typhoon Bebinca, the traffic capacity of Shanghai’s Pudong and Hongqiao airports has decreased today,” CCTV said.

“Flight adjustments at the two main airports will be promptly released to the public in accordance with the impact of the typhoon,” it said.

The emergency management ministry, in a statement yesterday, said Bebinca would cause “heavy to torrential” downpours with “local heavy or extremely heavy rainstorms” between today and Tuesday.

Officials held a meeting yesterday to “research and deploy flood and typhoon control work in key areas”, it said.

Bebinca’s expected landfall will come during the Mid-Autumn Festival public holiday.

China’s railway operator was expecting passengers to take 74 million trips during the holiday, state news agency Xinhua reported yesterday.

The emergency management ministry said officials must “pay close attention to the development of the typhoon”, adding that “many people will be travelling, mobility will be high and safety risks will be prominent”.

The water resources ministry yesterday launched a level-four emergency response – the lowest in a tiered system – for flooding in the city and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, according to Xinhua.

The weather office issued orange typhoon warnings – the second-highest in a four-tier system – for several districts in the city and areas of nearby provinces today.

It advised that people refrain from gathering in large numbers, boats return to port and rickety structures be strengthened against high winds.

Shanghai municipal authorities urged residents to “strengthen efforts to guard against harmful effects of the typhoon on high-altitude work, transportation, infrastructure and agriculture”.

Passenger shipping lines were also scheduled to be suspended in Shanghai from today, according to an official statement on the social media account of the municipal port and shipping development centre.

China is the world’s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and making extreme weather more frequent and intense.

Another typhoon, Yagi, killed at least four people and injured 95 when it passed through China’s southern Hainan island this month, according to national weather authorities.

Bebinca passed through Japan’s Amami island overnight, carrying gusts of up to 198kph, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, warning of an increased risk of landslides due to heavy rain.

The storm also slammed into the central and southern Philippines on Friday.

Philippine officials today said falling trees had killed six people as the tropical storm brought strong winds and floods.