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Typhoon Dolphin Forces Over 1 Million Evacuations, 1,600 Flight Cancellations

8/10/2026

Summary

Typhoon Dolphin Landfall

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall Yuhuan, Zhejiang on August 9 at 5:30 p.m. with 151 km/h winds.
More than 1 million people were evacuated from Zhejiang, Shanghai and coastal areas.
Flight cancellations reached over 1,600 as Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports cancelled 1,500 flights and Hangzhou cancelled 270.
A red typhoon alert warned of 250-500 mm rain in Zhejiang, leading to suspension of 200 ferry routes, halting 55 services and stopping all 115 offshore construction projects.

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China Enforces Closures

Fujian Maritime Safety Administration imposed traffic controls at the northern and southern Taiwan Strait entrances.
Both Legoland Shanghai and Shanghai Disney Resort will close Sunday, with Legoland ceasing at 6 p.m., Disney closing at 8 p.m. and Disneytown suspended at 9 p.m. for safety.
Zhejiang tourism authorities cancelled 23 events, relocated 1,698 tourists, advised 364 groups to cancel trips and shut down 294 venues.

History

Historical Context

In August 2006 Typhoon Saomai slammed Zhejiang’s Cangnan County with record 210 km/h winds, killing about 456 people and causing roughly $2.5 billion in damage—the strongest mainland China landfall on record. That storm followed July’s deadly Bilis and early-August Prapiroon, establishing a pattern of severe summer typhoons that today’s Typhoon Dolphin repeats with massive evacuations and flight cancellations.

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Typhoon Dolphin Landfall

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall Yuhuan, Zhejiang on August 9 at 5:30 p.m. with 151 km/h winds.
More than 1 million people were evacuated from Zhejiang, Shanghai and coastal areas.
Flight cancellations reached over 1,600 as Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports cancelled 1,500 flights and Hangzhou cancelled 270.
A red typhoon alert warned of 250-500 mm rain in Zhejiang, leading to suspension of 200 ferry routes, halting 55 services and stopping all 115 offshore construction projects.

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