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Typhoon Dolphin Brings Extreme Flooding and Disruption to China

Typhoon Dolphin has brought extreme rainfall and widespread flooding to eastern and central China, leading to mass evacuations, flight cancellations, and significant disruption to daily life. Beijing is bracing for a deluge as the storm system moves inland, with some areas experiencing record-breaking rainfall.

10 Aug, 08:40 — 11 Aug, 06:27
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BBCHigh16d ago

Lorry turns over as typhoon hits China

Video shows a lorry being blown over after heavy rain and winds continued to batter Wenzhou, a city in China's eastern Zhejiang province.

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The GuardianMostly Factual15d ago

Typhoon Dolphin: Beijing braces for one-third of its annual rainfall as storm sweeps China

More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China over the weekend as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall Beijing is expected to hit by more than one-third of its annual rainfall over a ⁠24 hour period starting late Tuesday, as Typhoon Dolphin moves deeper ⁠inland prompting the closure of tourist areas and suspension of construction projects. From ‌Tuesday evening through to Thursday, most areas in Beijing will experience heavy ‌downpours with a cumulative rainfall of more than 1...

By Guardian staff and agencies

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NPRHigh16d ago

Typhoon Dolphin forces over 1 million people to evacuate on China's eastern coast

About 1.6 million people faced evacuation orders and thousands of flights were canceled as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.

By Jennifer Pak

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual15d ago

Typhoon Dolphin batters China: Flights cancelled, lakhs evacuated

By TOI WORLD DESK

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cyprus-mail15d ago

Beijing braces for deluge as Typhoon Dolphin moves deeper into China

Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland towards the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, forcing the closure of tourist attractions and the suspension of construction projects as forecasters warned of extreme rainfall, flooding and landslides. The storm was also funnelling moisture more than 1,000 km (620 miles) north towards Beijing, where parts of the densely […]

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Korea HeraldMostly Factual15d ago

Hundreds more flights are canceled as Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai airports canceled hundreds of flights on Monday as Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day. Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports canceled more than 900 flights, or about 40 percent of those expected, after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group. Shanghai also suspended some of its metro lines on Monday, and China Railway Chengdu Group

By The Korea Herald

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irish-independent15d ago

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

By Nicoco Chan and Liz lee

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channel-news-asiaMostly Factual15d ago

Typhoon Dolphin's vast storm system pushes inland, threatens central China

The orange alert for heavy rain - the second-highest warning level - has been issued, with northwestern Hubei expected to receive as much as 250mm of rain in 24 hours.

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VnExpressMixed15d ago

Typhoon Dolphin disrupts life in China's second most populated city

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, China's second most populated city after Chongqing.

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NPR10 Aug, 08:40First to report

Typhoon Dolphin forces over 1 million people to evacuate on China's eastern coast

2h later
BBC10 Aug, 10:13

Lorry turns over as typhoon hits China

tvn2410 Aug, 10:15

Silny wiatr wywraca ciężarówkę. Nagranie

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der-spiegel10 Aug, 14:53

China: Video zeigt Wucht des Taifuns »Dolphin«

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aktualne-cz10 Aug, 16:40

Milion Číňanů prchá před tajfunem Dolphin. V Šanghaji padl rekord starý 150 let

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VnExpress10 Aug, 23:11

Typhoon Dolphin disrupts life in China's second most populated city

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channel-news-asia11 Aug, 04:00

Typhoon Dolphin's vast storm system pushes inland, threatens central China

irish-independent11 Aug, 04:30

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

Korea Herald11 Aug, 04:41

Hundreds more flights are canceled as Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China

The Guardian11 Aug, 04:50

Typhoon Dolphin: Beijing braces for one-third of its annual rainfall as storm sweeps China

Times of India11 Aug, 05:39

Typhoon Dolphin batters China: Flights cancelled, lakhs evacuated

orf11 Aug, 06:17

Taifun „Dolphin“ zieht in Chinas Zentrum

cyprus-mail11 Aug, 06:27

Beijing braces for deluge as Typhoon Dolphin moves deeper into China

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faz11 Aug, 08:58

Extreme Regenfälle und Überflutungen: Taifun „Dolphin“ sorgt weiter für Ausnahmezustand in China

cdm-me11 Aug, 09:00

Peking se sprema za obilne padavine, tajfun Delfin oslabio na tropsku oluju

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aktuality-sk11 Aug, 16:05Latest update

Tajfún Dolphin sužuje Čínu. V provincii Chu-pej zaplavuje ulice a paralyzuje turistický ruch aj výstavbu