Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China in August 2026, causing flooding and heavy downpours. But a video circulating online is not linked to the storm; the footage was actually filmed during Typhoon Bavi, which struck the same region a month earlier. “Real-time track of Typhoon Dolphin: A repeat of the Doksuri disaster? The northern…
Typhoon Dolphin triggered a top-level alert in China in August 2026, prompting hundreds of flight cancellations and over a million evacuations, but circulating footage of strong winds knocking down a billboard is old. It was filmed in Fujian and circulated in July 2018 posts about Typhoon Maria slamming the southeastern province. “Typhoon Dolphin is pretty fierce,”…
Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport. Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China The weather system has lost power after making two landfalls along the coast of Zhejiang province on Sunday, with China’s…
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert. China’s east coast has been preparing for the storm’s arrival in recent days, with work and transport services suspended in some areas along its predicted path. The…
A person holds an inverted umbrella as winds intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin in Shanghai, China, August 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s national observatory issued a red alert — the highest level in the country’s typhoon warning system as Typhoon Dolphin hit Zhejiang province on the eastern coast on Sunday…
China’s east coast has been preparing for the storm’s arrival in recent days, with work and transport services suspended in some areas along its predicted path. The centre of the typhoon moved over the coastline near Yuhuan City in Zhejiang Province at about 5:30 pm (09:30 GMT), China’s National Meteorological Centre said in an online…
BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai’s two airports canceled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 300,000 people in surrounding regions as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin, after the storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan. The outer bands of the storm on Saturday hit northern Taiwan, including the capital Taipei, bringing rain. Some Taiwanese airlines…
Typhoon Dolphin has lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings, while China shut ports and halted ferries ahead of the storm’s expected arrival on its east coast. Nearly 39,000 buildings were without power in Kagoshima while just over 12,000 were affected in Okinawa. The…
Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan’s Okinawa island on Saturday. Flights to and from Okinawa’s main airport – Naha International Airport – were cancelled as it closed on Friday as the storm arrived. The storm had maximum wind speeds of 162km/h (101mph)…
Temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in parts of Hong Kong on Saturday as the city’s forecaster warned that extremely hot weather would persist over the coming days. The Hong Kong Observatory said Severe Typhoon Dolphin was bringing high temperatures to the region, with the heat expected to continue into early next week. “With…