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Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s eastern coast
Authorities relocated more than 300,000 people and issued top-level alerts as the storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to eastern China.
- Typhoon Dolphin weakened after making landfall in Shanghai on August 9, losing power following two landfalls along the Zhejiang coast, prompting China's National Meteorological Centre to issue its least severe typhoon alert on August 10.
- Over the weekend, Typhoon Dolphin triggered a top-level alert, prompting over 1,000 flight cancellations and tens of thousands of evacuations as the storm approached populated coastal regions.
- Shanghai's two main passenger airports saw 943 flights cancelled, while public transport services were suspended in the financial hub; Hangzhou resumed subway services Monday morning after halting operations Sunday.
- Authorities issued severe flash flood alerts for parts of Zhejiang, state broadcaster CCTV said, and Ningbo international airport resumed operations but warned effects have "not yet completely dissipated."
- Northern China faces extreme weather with five districts in Beijing issuing red alerts for heavy rain and landslide risks, while Typhoon Maysak killed 39 people last month and Typhoon Noul struck Guangdong province earlier this year.
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Stormy scenes in Shanghai: The tropical storm "Dolphin" caused chaos in the metropolis on Sunday with rain and strong winds. Whole streets were flooded and the underground operation had to be partially stopped.
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China evacuates a million from homes as Typhoon Dolphin arrives
Typhoon Dolphin struck eastern China, including Shanghai, with winds up to 150 km/h, prompting more than one million people to evacuate their homes. The storm disrupted flights and transport while bringing heavy rain, flooding and the risk of landslides across the region.
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