Typhoon Dolphin unleashes floods across China, Beijing hit
XIANGYANG, China: Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects, as forecasters warned of extreme rainfall across a broad swathe of the country.
Typhoon Dolphin brought severe flooding to central China's Hubei province and Beijing. The strongest typhoon of the year, Dolphin traveled nearly 6,000km before making landfall near Beijing, drenching eastern China. Downgraded to a tropical depression, the storm extended its reach as far north as Beijing, over 1,000km from Hubei.
Four Beijing districts activated the highest emergency flood response level, with one area reporting 88.5mm of rain in an hour. Hubei, a major manufacturing hub for automobiles and electronics, was recovering from two tornadoes last month. In Xiangyang, residents waded through water-covered streets, and authorities deployed workers to drain water from highways.
Rainfall warnings were issued for Hubei and neighboring Henan, with some areas potentially receiving up to 350mm of rain in 24 hours.
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Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China theguardian.com
- Typhoon Dolphin’s remnants brings torrential rain to Beijing freemalaysiatoday.com
