Typhoon Dolphin, "the biggest storm China has seen this year"
The weakening Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain and grounded hundreds of flights on Monday in eastern China, where authorities said more than a million people have been evacuated over the past few days. Our correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby tells us more
Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, made landfall in Zhejiang province, bringing torrential rain, flooding, and strong winds. According to Semafor, the typhoon had 94 mph winds. Over 1 million people were evacuated from eastern China, including from the financial hub Shanghai.
The storm caused significant disruptions, with hundreds of flights grounded, and transport services disrupted across eastern China, as reported by multiple outlets. The Jerusalem Post stated that around 40% of flights were grounded in Shanghai, with a total of 943 flights canceled at the city's two airports.
The storm weakened after making landfall, but heavy rain, flooding, and landslide risks persisted, with many streets in Shanghai flooded, including in the main commercial centers. Live Mint and the Jerusalem Post reported that several provinces in China's east were inundated with torrential rain and storms, with people wading through knee-high murky water in some areas.
Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Semafor, Live Mint, 3News, Jerusalem Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
