India, July 30 -- As Typhoon Co-May bears down on China's eastern coast and tsunami warnings ripple across the Pacific following a massive earthquake in Russia, the country is grappling with a double threat of natural disasters.

Nearly 283,000 residents have been evacuated from vulnerable areas in and around Shanghai as Typhoon Co-May - locally known as Zhu Jie Cao - approaches with torrential rains and powerful winds. The storm, expected to make landfall south of the city later Wednesday, could deliver up to 320 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours, raising concerns over flash flooding and landslides.

"From last night to 10:00 am today, 282,800 people have been evacuated and relocated, basically achieving the goal of evacuating all tho...