China Issues Red Alert, Airports Cancel Flights as Typhoon Nears

China issued its highest storm alert in preparation for approaching Typhoon Dolphin as more than 1,000 flights were canceled and some rail services were suspended.

By Bloomberg News

Hong Kong breaks record for hottest day as Typhoon Dolphin brings extreme heat

Hong Kong has broken its record for the hottest day of the year with the city’s temperature reaching 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 Fahrenheit) on Sunday afternoon under the impact of Severe Typhoon Dolphin. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the outer subsiding air associated with Dolphin brought generally fine and extremely hot weather to Guangdong province. By 1pm, the temperature recorded by the weather forecaster at the Observatory was 36 degrees, the highest so far this year, breaking th...

By Emily Hung

China cancels flights, issues evacuation orders as Typhoon Dolphin looms

China's National Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued a red typhoon alert, its most severe warning, as Typhoon Dolphin barrelled towards the country's densely populated eastern coast. Flights in and out of the region were cancelled and nearly 100,000 people were relocated to less risky areas, according to authorities. Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday.

By FRANCE 24

Typhoon Dolphin: Shanghai airports cancel 1,300 flights as China evacuates thousands

By TOI WORLD DESK

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

Shanghai Cancels Over 1,300 Flights As China Prepares For Typhoon Dolphin

The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph) as of Sunday morning.

Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings

The storm is expected to hit the coast on Sunday evening and into Monday with sustained winds of up to 162km per hour before weakening and moving inland, China's National Meteorological Centre said.

Habagat, Typhoon Dolphin strand 543 passengers, disrupt sea travel

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — More than 500 passengers and scores of vehicles and vessels were stranded at ports across four regions early Sunday, August 9, as rough sea conditions brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat, intensified by Typhoon Dolphin continued to disrupt maritime travel. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in its maritime safety advisory

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