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Typhoon Dolphin Forces Over 1 Million Evacuations, Disrupts Flights in China
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🗓 10 Aug 2026, 04:38 PM
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Typhoon Dolphin made two landfalls along Zhejiang’s coast, prompting the evacuation of more than one million residents and causing widespread flight cancellations across China.
Typhoon Dolphin, classified as a Category 3 storm, made its second landfall along Zhejiang's eastern coast on Sunday, prompting authorities to evacuate more than one million residents.
The National Meteorological Centre downgraded the storm to its least severe alert on Monday morning after the typhoon lost intensity, but the damage to infrastructure and travel remained significant.
Air traffic across China was heavily disrupted, with several domestic and international flights cancelled or diverted, causing widespread delays.
Emergency services reported that the evacuation was carried out in a coordinated effort between local governments and the military, with shelters set up in coastal towns.
The National Meteorological Centre downgraded the storm to its least severe alert on Monday morning after the typhoon lost intensity, but the damage to infrastructure and travel remained significant.
Air traffic across China was heavily disrupted, with several domestic and international flights cancelled or diverted, causing widespread delays.
Emergency services reported that the evacuation was carried out in a coordinated effort between local governments and the military, with shelters set up in coastal towns.