Flights cancelled, evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin hits China

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on China's densely populated east coast Sunday, triggering more than 1,000 flight cancellations and prompting mass evacuations. Meteorological authorities issued a red alert, the highest warning level, forecasting "extraordinary torrential rain" in parts of Zhejiang province, where risks of severe flooding and landslides are high. In Zhejiang, authorities evacuated 390,000 people from Taizhou city on Saturday evening. Shanghai also evacuated over 30,000 residents from riskier areas. The storm's predicted rainfall ranges from 200 to 400 millimeters in some areas over the next few days, with maximum wind speeds near the center exceeding 150 kilometers per hour at landfall. Heavy precipitation is also expected in Shanghai and parts of Fujian, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces. The typhoon's impact extended beyond mainland China. In Japan's Okinawa prefecture, seven people sustained minor injuries, including a centenarian blown over by strong gusts. Thousands of flights were canceled, and 5,290 households lost electricity. Taiwan experienced ferry service suspensions and over 180 flight cancellations due to heavy rains and strong winds. Meanwhile, Hong Kong recorded a record high temperature of 36.9 degrees Celsius. The Hong Kong Observatory attributed this to warm air pushed over the city by Typhoon Dolphin's outer subsiding air mass, which is expected to persist through Tuesday. In the Philippines, a landslide in Baguio city on Sunday resulted in five people being rescued and seven still missing after three houses were hit.

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extraordinary torrential rain