Typhoon Dolphin weakens after hitting eastern China and forcing mass evacuations
Typhoon Dolphin forced over one million evacuations and cancelled hundreds of flights in eastern China before weakening as it moved inland.
Typhoon Dolphin has struck eastern China, making landfall as the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the country this year after passing near Okinawa, Japan. The storm forced the evacuation of over one million people across coastal regions and triggered the highest level of meteorological alerts.
Air travel was severely disrupted, with reports indicating between 900 and nearly 1,400 flights canceled at Shanghai’s Pudong and Hongqiao airports. Although the typhoon has begun to weaken as it advances toward central and northern China, emergency measures remain in place. Local authorities warned of ongoing threats from heavy rainfall, widespread flooding, and potential landslides.
Sources: ANSA, Digi24, Expresso, La Repubblica, Moldova1.
Sources
- ANSA — Scatta l'allerta per il tifone Dolphin, voli cancellati ed evacuazioni in Cina
- Digi24 — Taifunul Dolphin lovește China: peste un milion de oameni au fost evacuați, iar sute de zboruri au fost anulate
- Moldova1 — China a fost lovită de Taifunul Dolphin, cel mai puternic ciclon tropical din acest an: Peste 1 milion de persoane evacuate
- Expresso — Tufão Dolphin obriga à retirada de mais de um milhão de pessoas no leste da China
- La Repubblica — Cina, allerta per il tifone Dolphin: oltre un milione di persone evacuate
Earlier coverage
- Aug 11, 2026, 09:30 AM UTCTyphoon Dolphin hits eastern China causing mass evacuations and travel chaos
- Aug 10, 2026, 09:30 AM UTCTyphoon Dolphin hits eastern China, prompting mass evacuations