Symbolic imageTyphoon Dolphin hits Zhejiang as Hong Kong sets heat record
Typhoon Dolphin, China's strongest storm this year, made landfall in Zhejiang on Sunday evening after more than a million people were moved to safety. It also pushed Hong Kong to its hottest day on record.
The storm came ashore near Yuhuan at about 5:30pm on Sunday, 9 August, with maximum sustained winds of 151 km/h, China's meteorological authorities said. Wenzhou relocated more than 900,000 residents; Fujian moved 98,900 people from high-risk areas, according to Xinhua. Wang Haiping of the National Meteorological Centre told CCTV that Dolphin would move west and weaken slowly inland, prolonging heavy rain, with 250 to 500 mm possible in parts of Zhejiang on Monday.
Shanghai grounded
Shanghai evacuated at least 30,300 people and cleared berths at Yangshan port. The Hindu reported about 1,300 flight cancellations there, the Guardian about 1,500, citing VariFlight.
Hong Kong's hottest day
The Observatory measured 36.9C in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, above the 36.6C of 22 August 2017; a station in Sheung Shui reached 39.8C. Forecasters expect extremely hot weather until Tuesday.
Heat alert under fire
The lowest-level amber heat-stress warning stayed in force all day; the South China Morning Post reported that unions and a meteorologist want the system reviewed and heatstroke recognised as a work injury.
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Global Times counted nearly 100,000 relocated residents, while the Guardian reported more than a million evacuated nationwide.