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

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 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...

By William Zheng

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

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.

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