China: Typhoon Dolphin prompts mass evacuation, canceled flights

Even as it weakens, Typhoon Dolphin is disrupting life in China. Close to 1,500 flights have been canceled in Shanghai while parts of Beijing are under flood alert.

The storm, which made landfall on Sunday evening, is the strongest to hit China this year and also caused flooding in parts of the Philippines.

Shanghai airports cancelled nearly 40 per cent of all flights on Monday as heavy rain continued after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday evening and continued to move north. According to a notice from the Shanghai government on Monday morning, there were 642 cancellations at Pudong airport and 301

BEIJING (AP) -- Typhoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast on Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's

China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin approaches. (Photo: ANI)More than a million people were evacuated across eastern China, including Shanghai, after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday, bringing transport services across the region to a halt and raising fears of flooding and landslides.Dolphin first struck Y

Typhoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast on Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights.

Typhoon Dolphin roared into eastern China Sunday at Force 13 speeds of 85 miles per hour, producing extreme downpours and prompting the cancelation of hundreds of flights, official media reported.

Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in densely populated eastern China, meteorological authorities say, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert.

The cyclone had already swept across Japan, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.

Typhoon Dolphin has hit China’s eastern coast after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate

Shanghai cancels at least 1,300 flights as Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s eastern coast  apnews.com

The storm hit the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province and the northern parts of neighbouring Fujian province Sunday evening, bringing strong winds, estimated at 151 kilometres per hour (93 mph) when it made landfall, and massive waves to the city’s coastline.

Maximum wind speeds near the centre were more than 150 kilometres per hour at the time it made landfall.

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert. China's east coast has been preparing for the storm's arrival in recent days, with work and transport services s

BEIJING - Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert.

Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain and strong winds to Japan's Okinawa before reaching China.

Over 1,600 flights cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin approaches China's eastern coast, with winds reaching 162km/h overnight.

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph) as of Sunday morning.

Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin  Toronto Star