State of emergency declared as fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size

The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered "out of control", has spread over more than 36 sq miles (95 sq km).

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.

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Flight cancellations, evacuations as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin

Over 1,600 flights cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin approaches China's eastern coast, with winds reaching 162km/h overnight.

Typhoon Dolphin hits China's east coast, over 1 million evacuated

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the ‌country's eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.

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

Typhoon Dolphin has triggered mass evacuations and widespread transport disruptions across eastern China, with more than 1 million people moved to safety.

Chinese boy, 9, missing after being swept away by wave as Typhoon Dolphin approached coast

Rescuers continued searching on Sunday for a nine-year-old boy who has been missing since he was swept away by a giant wave in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The incident, in the coastal town of Shitang, happened on Friday afternoon – a time when a typhoon warning was already in place as Typhoon Dolphin headed towards the province. Local officials warned that high tides, rapid currents and dangerous whirlpools had made the search efforts very difficult, according to media...

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Wildfires: British Columbia declares state of emergency, thousands forced to flee homes

Canada’s British Columbia has declared a state of emergency as a fast-moving wildfire forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate overnight. Officials say strong winds helped the flames spread rapidly, with significant challenges still remaining to bring the blaze under control. Simon Moritz has the latest.

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Tens of thousands flee British Columbia wildfire as state of emergency declared

The blaze has been likened to ‘a bomb going off’

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

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Summerland BC fire videos: Latest update as wildfire wreaks destruction in Canada; ‘they have lost everything’

In British Columbia, wildfires are spreading rapidly, prompting 40 evacuation orders. Thousands have fled due to the intense Bald Range fire.

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after flight cancellations, evacuations

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert. China's east coast has been preparing for the storm's arrival in recent days, with work and transport services suspended in some areas along its predicted path. The centre of the typhoon moved over the coastline near Yuhuan City in Zhejiang Province at about 5:30 pm (0930 GMT), China's Natio

By The Korea Herald

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

Typhoon Dolphin has already swept through Okinawa Prefecture, injuring six people and ​cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.

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.

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after over 1,000 flight cancellations and evacuations

Maximum wind speeds near the centre were more than 150 kilometres per hour at the time it made landfall.

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after flight cancellations, evacuations

BEIJING - Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert.

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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Tropical Cyclone Dolphin: Hong Kong sees hottest day on record as Observatory HQ records 36.9°C

Temperatures reached a record-breaking 36.9 degrees Celsius at the Observatory (HKO) headquarters on Sunday, as a heatwave influenced by Tropical Cyclone Dolphin continued to affect Hong Kong. Official reference temperatures for the city’s long-term records are recorded at the HKO headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui. Sunday’s reading marks the highest temperature recorded since records began […]

By Tom Grundy

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

Storm's 162kph winds threaten to batter homes, infrastructure after injuring six in southern Japan

By Reuters