{
  "id": 360192,
  "title": "Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings-360192",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T08:49:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Typhoon Dolphin is expected to strike China's eastern coastline overnight Sunday, delivering heavy rain and strong winds, prompting authorities to prepare for flooding and landslides across eastern China. The typhoon has already impacted Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture, causing injuries to six individuals and power outages to over 50,000 buildings. Authorities have evacuated offshore workers, halted vessels, and heightened surveillance at reservoirs, mountain streams, landslide-prone areas, construction sites, and tourist destinations. The storm is anticipated to make landfall on Sunday evening, intensify into a Category 2 hurricane with winds up to 162 kilometers per hour, and weaken before moving inland on Monday. Forecasters predict torrential rain through August 10 across Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern Fujian, northeastern Jiangxi, central and southern Anhui, and much of Jiangsu, with some regions potentially receiving 250-500 mm of rainfall. Post-landfall, Dolphin is expected to travel westward, potentially prolonging heavy rain and increasing the likelihood of flooding and landslides, particularly in mountainous regions and along smaller rivers. The water resources ministry has issued a Level III flood emergency in Zhejiang and Fujian, and Level IV emergencies in Jiangsu and Anhui. The emergency management ministry has dispatched teams to Zhejiang and Fujian, while China's geological-disaster response has been elevated to Level III in Zhejiang and Level IV in Anhui, warning of landslides and other hazards in eastern Zhejiang and western Anhui. Authorities have cautioned of a high risk of geological disasters in certain parts of Zhejiang, and residents in areas marked by the red mountain-torrent warning are advised to heed evacuation orders. Shanghai's Yangshan port has cleared ships from its docks and relocated more than 500 small and medium-sized vessels to safety in anticipation of Dolphin.",
  "summary": "Typhoon Dolphin is set to make landfall on China's east coast overnight Sunday, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds, as authorities brace for flooding and landslides across a broad swathe of eastern China.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/shanghai-cancels-1-300-flights-as-china-prepares-for-typhoon-dolphin-346962",
        "published": "2026-08-09T03:50:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/shanghai-cancels-1-300-flights-as-china-prepares-for-typhoon-dolphin",
        "published": "2026-08-09T04:23:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Shanghai Cancels Over 1,300 Flights As China Prepares For Typhoon Dolphin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/shanghai-cancels-over-1-300-flights-as-china-prepares-for-typhoon",
        "published": "2026-08-09T04:23:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "SIA flights among more than 20 between Singapore and Shanghai cancelled due to Typhoon Dolphin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/sia-flights-among-more-than-20-between-singapore-and-shanghai",
        "published": "2026-08-09T04:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:12:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "China cancels flights, issues evacuation orders as Typhoon Dolphin looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/china-cancels-flights-issues-evacuation-orders-as-typhoon-dolphin",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:35:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/flight-cancellations-evacuations-in-china-as-typhoon-dolphin-looms-355310",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:41:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings-351250",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:48:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Over 1,000 flights cancelled in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/over-1-000-flights-cancelled-in-china-as-typhoon-dolphin-looms",
        "published": "2026-08-09T05:51:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin bears down on China, cancelling more than 1,000 flights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-bears-down-on-china-cancelling-more-than-1-000-flights",
        "published": "2026-08-09T06:24:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/flight-cancellations-evacuations-in-china-as-typhoon-dolphin-looms",
        "published": "2026-08-09T07:12:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/shanghai-cancels-1-300-flights-as-china-prepares-for-typhoon-dolphin-360808",
        "published": "2026-08-09T08:00:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China’s east coast, triggering flood warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings-363751",
        "published": "2026-08-09T09:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin set to hit China's east coast, triggering flood warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings-364038",
        "published": "2026-08-09T10:00:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}