Overview
- Dolphin made landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang as a strong typhoon with winds near 151 kph and has since weakened to a tropical storm while moving inland.
- Intense, concentrated rainfall overwhelmed drainage in parts of Shanghai, with reports of nearly 400 mm in 24 hours and thousands of streets and neighborhoods under water.
- Authorities ordered large-scale relocations affecting hundreds of thousands to more than one million people across Zhejiang, Shanghai and Fujian as emergency teams began search-and-rescue operations.
- Transport and services were severely disrupted with more than 900 flight cancellations in Shanghai, suspended metro lines and dozens of train services halted by rail authorities.
- Dolphin has amplified the seasonal monsoon in the Philippines, triggering deadly landslides in Luzon and creating broader risks to ports, factories and supply chains as flood warnings continue for inland Chinese provinces.