China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm makes landfall

Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall, bringing strong winds and heavy rain across eastern China including Shanghai.

Typhoon Dolphin Barrels Into China, Prompting Mass Evacuations

The storm, which made landfall on Sunday evening, is the strongest to hit China this year and also caused flooding in parts of the Philippines.

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Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai

Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday evening as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall amid fears torrential rain would cause flooding and landslides. Wenzhou, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, said it relocated more than 900,000 people and opened more than 1,500 emergency shelters. In neighbouring Fujian, 98,900 peopl...

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One million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin pummels east China: What we know

Hundreds of flights have been grounded in China due to weather conditions caused by Dolphin.

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Shanghai cancels at least 1,300 flights as Typhoon Dolphin hits China's eastern coast

Typhoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights. The storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan the day before.

China: Typhoon Dolphin prompts mass evacuation, canceled flights

Even as it weakens, Typhoon Dolphin is disrupting life in China. Close to 1,500 flights have been canceled in Shanghai while parts of Beijing are under flood alert.

40% of flights grounded in Shanghai as long-lived Typhoon Dolphin moves north

Shanghai airports cancelled nearly 40 per cent of all flights on Monday as heavy rain continued after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday evening and continued to move north. According to a notice from the Shanghai government on Monday morning, there were 642 cancellations at Pudong airport and 301 at Hongqiao. Passengers were urged to check their airlines for updates. Some trains began to recover on Monday morning, including services to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang...

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Typhoon Dolphin, "the biggest storm China has seen this year"

The weakening Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain and grounded hundreds of flights on Monday in eastern China, where authorities said more than a million people have been evacuated over the past few days. Our correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby tells us more

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Typhoon Dolphin strikes eastern China, forces evacuation of over 1 million people

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China; trains, ferries, flights disrupted and red alert issued

A red alert was issued by the China Meteorological Administration, the second time this year after Typhoon Noul in late July.

Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China

Many streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city, were flooded, including in the main commercial centers.

Over 1 Million Evacuated As Typhoon Dolphin Disrupts Flights Across China

The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China's National Meteorological Centre (NMC) issuing its least severe typhoon alert on Monday morning.

Storms from Typhoon Dolphin soak China's east

Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin's wake have swept through several provinces in China's east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city.

One million evacuated as Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east cost

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. The typhoon has already swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings. […]

Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

BEIJING (AFP) -- Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China's National Meteorological Center issuing its least severe typhoon alert on Monday morning. However, the NMC warned that parts of east and central China would continue to receive heavy rain for

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Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

China's National Meteorological Centre (NMC) issued its least severe typhoon alert on Monday morning, but warned that parts of east and central China would continue to receive heavy rain for the next day.

Storms from Dolphin soak China’s east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights

Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake inundated several provinces in China’s east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, where around 40% of flights were grounded on Monday due to the weather. Dolphin packed maximum sustained winds of 151 km/h near its centre when it made landfall in Zhejiang, the province […]

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Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China’s National Meteorological Centre (NMC) issuing its least severe typhoon […]

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Storms from Dolphin soak China's east, ground nearly 950 Shanghai flights

China Eastern Airlines trying to resume flights to Shanghai, Zhejiang, other destinations in 'orderly manner'

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Shanghai cancels over 1,300 flights as Typhoon Dolphin hits China's eastern coast

Typhoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast on Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights.

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China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives

More than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening.

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