Typhoon Dolphin Forces 1.6 Million Evacuations in China, Canceling 2,600 Flights
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Updated · NPR · Aug 10
Typhoon Dolphin Forces 1.6 Million Evacuations in China, Canceling 2,600 Flights
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Aug 10
Summary
More than 1.6 million people left their homes after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Zhejiang on Sunday, with Yuhuan on the east coast among the hardest-hit areas.
2,600-plus flights were canceled and some train services suspended by Monday morning as the storm lashed eastern China; parts of downtown Shanghai flooded after heavy rain.
By Monday, Dolphin had weakened to a tropical storm, but forecasters said torrential rain could last a week across more than 10 provinces and cities, raising risks of flash floods, landslides and mudslides.
Shanghai had already logged record rainfall earlier in the storm, and Dolphin also intensified monsoon weather in the Philippines, underscoring warnings that warming is driving stronger Pacific typhoons.