<span style="color: #222222;">Typhoon Ampil hit Chinese financial hub Shanghai around midday today, bringing heavy rainfall and disrupting transport and shipping. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The state broadcaster CCTV said, more than 600 flights from the city's two airports were cancelled and high-speed rail services also impacted. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The National Meteorological Centre said the typhoon first hit the island of Chongming, 45 km east of the city, with winds of up to 28 metres per second near its eye. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State news agency Xinhua reports that the city had already relocated 190,000 people from coastal areas by early morning today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It said that Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, has suspended rooftop sightseeing. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, more than 42,500 people were relocated. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">More than 28,000 ships including 22,900 fishing boats have returned to port in Zhejiang.</span><br />