World News Live Updates: China evacuates over one million people as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a man walks against strong wind and rain as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall at Dongsha community in Yuhuan, Taizhou, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua via AP)
Chinese authorities have evacuated over one million people from their homes in eastern China, including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall, bringing heavy rain and halting transportation to a halt. Close to 1,000 flights were cancelled in Shanghai on Monday due to the typhoon. The Chinese authorities had earlier issued a red alert for Typhoon Dolphin, which is the strongest storm to hit China this year till now.
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