Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang and continues to disrupt travel and daily life, according to multiple reports. The cyclone arrives after days of storm activity in the region, including heavy rain and strong winds in Japan’s Okinawa. Authorities respond with the cancellation of flights and the relocation of residents as the storm moves inland.
Outlets report that China issues its highest levels of warning as the typhoon approaches. Several sources say China’s National Meteorological Centre issues a red alert, with forecasts of extremely heavy rainfall in parts of Zhejiang and impacts in nearby areas including Shanghai and Fujian. Reports also note that more than 1,000 flights are cancelled, while evacuations reach into the hundreds of thousands to about a million, depending on the timing and location covered. Some reporting adds that rail and ferry services are suspended or disrupted, and that parts of Beijing face flood alerts. After the landfalls, some sources describe Dolphin as weakening but still causing ongoing disruptions.
While figures vary by city and reporting window—such as different counts for flights around Shanghai and Hangzhou—sources broadly agree on the scale of travel disruption, widespread emergency preparations, and the typhoon’s landfall near Yuhuan in Zhejiang around August 9.
