Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China

The world's second-largest economy is increasingly battling destructive weather that scientists link to climate change, especially this year, as an emerging El Niño pattern boosts temperatures and fuels more frequent and intense typhoons

Rain pounds Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin sweeps through China  Reuters

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 swa

Forecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hours Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China. Fore

Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects, as forecasters warned of extreme rainfall across a broad swathe of the country.

Typhoon Dolphin brought strong winds, heavy rain and high waves to Japan’s southern islands on August 7, leading to shop closures and more than 500 flight cancellations. The storm had sustained winds of up to 89 mph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefect

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

Hong Kong has recorded the highest temperature since records began in 1884 on Sunday afternoon under the impact of Severe Typhoon Dolphin. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the outer subsiding air associated with Dolphin brought generally fine and extremely hot weather to Guangdong province. By 1.30pm, the maximu

Maritimers spent the day basking in the sun or trying to escape it as temperatures soared across the region.