Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China

Cars drive through a partially flooded street after flash flooding caused by heavy rain in the wake of Typhoon Dolphin, in Beijing's Changping district, China, on Aug 12, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov) 12 Aug 2026 03:01PM (Updated: 12 Aug 2026 03:02PM) BEIJING: China's strongest typhoon this year lashed wide swathes of the country, battering the capital with bouts of intense rain that flooded key roads and stranded vehicles, after setting new rainfall records in central and eastern provinces.The world's second-largest economy is increasingly battling destructive weather that scientists link to climate change, especially this year, as an emerging El Nino pattern boosts temperatures and fuels more frequent and intense typhoons.The capital declared its second-highest rainstorm warning,