Red alert: Shanghai cancels 60% of flights as Typhoon Dolphin closes in
Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces between Sunday night and Monday morning, prompting Shanghai to cancel nearly 60 per cent of flights to and from the metropolis on Sunday. China’s National Meteorological Centre issued a red alert for Typhoon Dolphin at 10am on Sunday, when the centre of the storm was over the southern East China Sea,…
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Yuhuan, Zhejiang province, on Sunday with winds of up to 151km/h, according to China's National Meteorological Centre. The storm was expected to weaken as it moved west and northwest. Zhejiang's Communist Party secretary, Wang Hao, prioritized public safety, urging evacuations and suspending non-essential activities to prevent mountain torrents, mudslides, and urban waterlogging.
Shanghai's two largest airports canceled over 80% of flights on Sunday, with more than 2,230 cancellations and 720 for Monday. Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport grounded over 500 flights on Sunday and 180 for Monday. Forecasted to affect 44 airports, the typhoon could bring 40% more rainfall than last month's Typhoon Bavi, with peak precipitation expected to reach 800-900mm in the landfall zone.
The storm's slow inland movement could lead to prolonged rainfall and heightened flood risks, prompting the Ministry of Water Resources to instruct local authorities to prepare reservoirs. A nine-year-old boy tragically drowned in Shitang, Zhejiang, after being swept away by massive waves on Friday. Precautionary measures included evacuations in Fujian, suspension of coastal ferry routes in Shanghai, and halting marine construction projects.
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