Typhoon Dolphin forces over 300,000 people to evacuate on China's eastern coast

More than 300,000 people faced evacuation orders and 1,300 flights were canceled at Shanghai's airports as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.

Child swept to sea in Typhoon Dolphin  CNN

The storm moved over a 6,000km before making landfall, where winds of 150km/h (94mph) battered parts of the country and authorities evacuated more than one million people

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.

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.

More than one million people have been moved to safety as authorities brace for flooding and landslides

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the ‌country's eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.

Rescuers continued searching on Sunday for a nine-year-old boy who has been missing since he was swept away by a giant wave in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The incident, in the coastal town of Shitang, happened on Friday afternoon – a time when a typhoon warning was already in place as Typhoon Dolphin head

Typhoon Dolphin has already swept through Okinawa Prefecture, injuring six people and ​cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.

The storm is expected to hit the coast on Sunday evening and into Monday with sustained winds of up to 162km per hour before weakening and moving inland, China's National Meteorological Centre said.

Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings  reuters.com

Schools have been closed and tourist activities have been curtailed.

Forecasters predicted that areas could see 200-400 mm of rainfall over the next few days in China as Typhoon Dolphin approaches land on Saturday.

Eastern China braces for Typhoon Dolphin, shutting schools and tourist activities  Toronto Star

The Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued a sea warning for Typhoon Dolphin at 2:30pm yesterday, as the storm steadily moved toward the waters north of Taiwan, with heavy or extremely heavy rain expected over the weekend in the central mountains and the north.As of 5pm yesterday, Dolphin was about 680km east-nort