Typhoon Dolphin prompted sweeping disruptions across China’s eastern regions as the storm prepared to make landfall. Authorities cancelled more than 1,600 flights nationwide, with Shanghai’s major airports accounting for approximately 1,400 of those cancellations on Sunday. Hangzhou’s airport in Zhejiang province cancelled an additional 270 flights. The National Meteorological Center issued a red alert, the highest level warning available, early Sunday morning.
Evacuation efforts mobilized hundreds of thousands of residents from vulnerable areas. Authorities in Zhejiang relocated about 390,000 people from Taizhou, while Shanghai moved more than 30,000 residents from high-risk zones. Fujian province evacuated approximately 99,000 people from dangerous areas ahead of the anticipated strike. Ferry services across the region were heavily disrupted, with over 200 routes suspended in Zhejiang and Fujian.
Meteorological forecasts predicted severe weather impacts across densely populated coastal regions. The National Meteorological Center expected extraordinary rainfall in portions of central and eastern Zhejiang, with precipitation ranging from 250mm to 500mm. Additional areas including Shanghai, northern Fujian, northeastern Jiangxi, central and southern Anhui, and much of Jiangsu faced torrential rain through Monday. The typhoon was forecast to arrive with sustained winds reaching 162km/h before weakening and moving inland.
The storm’s effects extended beyond mainland China. Taiwan experienced outer bands of the system, resulting in over 180 flight cancellations and dozens of suspended ferry services. Japan’s Okinawa prefecture endured the typhoon over the weekend, sustaining seven injuries and widespread power outages affecting more than 50,000 buildings, with approximately 5,290 households still without electricity by Sunday afternoon.
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