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Typhoon Dolphin prompts evacuations in China

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Marianna Evenstein
August 10, 2026

Dolphin has brought torrential rain across several Chinese provinces, disrupting transportation. Although it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, authorities are warning of flooding and potential landslides.

Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to strike China this year, has caused severe flooding, transport disruptions and flight cancellations after making landfall in Zhejiang province with winds exceeding 150 kilometers per hour (90 mph).

Heavy rain inundated parts of Shanghai, forcing businesses and public transit to suspend operations.

Although weakened to a tropical storm, Dolphin continues to threaten central China with flooding and landslides.

The storm also intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines, where floods and landslides have killed more than a dozen people and left several others missing.

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