Overview
- The typhoon, which made landfall Sunday in Yuhuan and later Yueqing in Zhejiang, brought peak winds around 151 km/h before the center weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland.
- State media and Chinas meteorological agency say more than 1.6 million people were moved to safety in eastern provinces as authorities issued red alerts and ordered large preventive relocations.
- Shanghai recorded extraordinary 24-hour rainfall totals at several stations, with one central site reporting about 313 mm and other areas exceeding 400 mm, prompting metro suspensions and flooded streets.
- Transport hubs were hit hard, with roughly 1,300 to 1,500 flights canceled in Shanghai, ferries and coastal shipping suspended, and national emergency teams deployed to assist rescue and relief operations.
- Dolphin came during an active wet season that has already produced deadly floods and other cyclones in the region, raising the risk of longer disruptions to ports, supply chains and urban services in eastern China.