Symbolic imageRecord rain floods Shanghai after Typhoon Dolphin landfall
Typhoon Dolphin came ashore in Zhejiang on Sunday evening with winds of 151 km/h, after more than a million people had been moved to safety. It then pushed north and inland.
A station in central Shanghai measured nearly 313mm of rain in the 24 hours to 7am on Monday, 10 August, the highest 24-hour total there in more than 150 years of records. Wenzhou in Zhejiang had moved more than 900,000 people into over 1,500 shelters, Shanghai 215,600 and Fujian 98,900. Dolphin weakened to a tropical storm by 5am, but forecasters expected 200 to 400mm more rain as far north as Shandong, and authorities warned of flooding and landslides into Wednesday.
Flights and trains halted
Nikkei Asia, citing CCTV, reported 943 flight cancellations at Shanghai's two airports, nearly 40% of capacity; the Guardian put the number above 1,300. Local trains and other public transport were suspended, and several districts halted classes and work, Global Times reported.
Deadly landslide in Baguio
Dolphin did not make landfall in the Philippines but intensified monsoon rains that flooded parts of northern Luzon, including around Manila. A landslide buried three houses in Baguio City at about 7pm on Sunday, trapping 13 people; police said four died and six were missing, with seven pulled out by Monday morning.
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Global Times led on alerts, traffic bans and power repairs in Zhejiang; the Guardian and Nikkei Asia on flooded streets and cancelled flights.