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Typhoon Dolphin Hits Zhejiang, Evacuates 1.5 M, Flights Canceled

8/11/2026

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Typhoon Dolphin Hits

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall near Yuhuan, Zhejiang, with sustained winds of 151 km/h (94 mph) Sunday.
More than 1.5 million people were evacuated, while Shanghai airports canceled 1,500 flights, grounding about 60% of departures.
Zhejiang halted port operations and suspended over 162 ferry routes as rain forecasts warned of up to 600 mm, prompting flood alerts.
Officials reported no deaths while a nine-year-old boy was missing after being swept into the sea in Wenling.

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Dolphin Triggers Flood

Beijing authorities issued flood-control warnings and readied activation for Tuesday morning.
Typhoon Dolphin, which traveled 6,000 km before landfall, now blankets eastern China with a massive cloud system, prompting heavy-rain forecasts for Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei through August 13.
The Tropical Storm Risk agency predicts the 2026 northwest Pacific season could produce 28 tropical storms, 20 typhoons and 13 intense typhoons, among the most active on record.

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Historical Context

China’s Yangtze basin, long scarred by floods such as the 1931 disaster and the 1998 Yangtze River floods that killed 3,704 people and left 15 million homeless, faces a new threat as Typhoon Dolphin forces the evacuation of 1.5 million residents in Zhejiang and triggers Beijing flood alerts. The event has spurred the Beijing flood-control bureau to tighten reservoir releases and accelerate levee upgrades.

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Typhoon Dolphin Hits

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall near Yuhuan, Zhejiang, with sustained winds of 151 km/h (94 mph) Sunday.
More than 1.5 million people were evacuated, while Shanghai airports canceled 1,500 flights, grounding about 60% of departures.
Zhejiang halted port operations and suspended over 162 ferry routes as rain forecasts warned of up to 600 mm, prompting flood alerts.
Officials reported no deaths while a nine-year-old boy was missing after being swept into the sea in Wenling.

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