{
  "id": 444721,
  "title": "Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china-444721",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T04:55:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Typhoon Dolphin battered eastern China on Monday, triggering widespread flight disruptions and heavy rain, even as the storm's intensity waned. The weather system made landfall twice along the Zhejiang province coast on Sunday, prompting China's National Meteorological Centre to downgrade its alert level on Monday morning. However, the NMC cautioned that heavy rain would persist in parts of east and central China for another day.\n\nAuthorities escalated their flash flood alert for sections of eastern and southern Zhejiang, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Shanghai's two primary passenger airports reported 943 flight cancellations, while public transport services, including numerous local trains, were suspended in the bustling city.\n\nNingbo international airport in Zhejiang resumed operations around midday (0400 GMT) on Monday, but warned that some journeys could still face delays or cancellations due to the typhoon's lingering effects. Hangzhou, the provincial capital, reinitiated subway services on Monday morning after temporarily halting some train operations on Sunday.\n\nNorthern China is also bracing for extreme weather this week, with five districts in Beijing issuing red alerts for heavy rain on Monday. Some forecasts even predicted landslide and flooding risks. This storm marked the second major typhoon to hit China in two weeks, following Typhoon Noul, which struck southern Guangdong province earlier in the month. Authorities warned that Typhoon Dolphin was the strongest storm to hit China so far in 2023. Last month, extreme weather also wreaked havoc across southern and central China, claiming 39 lives when Typhoon Maysak unleashed devastating floods in Guangxi province. The storm also brought thunderstorms and gale-force winds, which resulted in 11 deaths and 331 injuries in Hubei province. Scientists have warned that the intensity and frequency of such extreme weather events are expected to rise as the planet continues to warm due to fossil fuel emissions. China, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, is also a global leader in renewable energy and has set a target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.",
  "summary": "Typhoon Dolphin weakened after making two landfalls along Zhejiang's coast on Sunday, but heavy rain was expected to continue across parts of eastern and central China until Monday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan’s Okinawa before bearing down on China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-batters-japans-okinawa-before-bearing-down-on-china",
        "published": "2026-08-09T10:51:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/with-japan-china-faces-a-corrosive-security-dilemma",
        "published": "2026-08-09T12:30:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin hits China's east coast, over 1 million evacuated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-hits-chinas-east-coast-over-1-million-evacuated",
        "published": "2026-08-09T12:35:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Flights cancelled, evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin hits China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/flights-cancelled-evacuations-as-typhoon-dolphin-hits-china",
        "published": "2026-08-09T21:49:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/hong-kong-records-hottest-day-ever-as-typhoon-dolphin-fuels-heatwave",
        "published": "2026-08-10T01:24:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china-436697",
        "published": "2026-08-10T04:08:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china-457050",
        "published": "2026-08-10T04:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china-439856",
        "published": "2026-08-10T04:55:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china-451639",
        "published": "2026-08-10T07:02:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/typhoon-dolphin-weakens-but-disrupts-travel-in-east-china-461847",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:59:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}