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.

Shanghai, China’s financial hub, was hit by the strongest tropical storm in 75 years Monday. The city had closed its seaports and canceled more than 600 flights in preparation for Typhoon Bebinca, which made landfall early Sept. 16 having ripped through the Philippines over the weekend.

Shanghai was hit on Monday by the most powerful typhoon since at least 1949. Typhoon Bebinca flooded roads, uprooted trees, and left some residents without power. Shanghai, home to 25 million people,

The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday after a Philippine ship returned to port after a five-month deployment there.

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

Asian stocks were mixed on Monday with several key markets closed for a holiday, after U.S. stocks finished their best week of the year and climbed to the cusp of their records. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.