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China issues top alert as Typhoon Dolphin hits east coast
China's national observatory issued a red alert, its highest typhoon warning, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on the eastern coast on Sunday afternoon, the National Meteorological Centre said. The typhoon hit between…
The Story in Brief
China's national observatory issued a red alert, its highest typhoon warning, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on the eastern coast on Sunday afternoon, the National Meteorological Centre said. The typhoon hit between Sanmen in Zhejiang and Fuding in Fujian, forcing an upgrade of the national emergency response from Level III to Level II.
Chief forecaster Wang Haiping said heavy rainfall, a wide impact zone and long duration required maximum caution. Heavy downpours are forecast from Sunday to Wednesday across Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and other regions, with winds up to Force 16 near the centre. The typhoon will weaken after landfall, but its remnant vortex will push inland, bringing rain to Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei from Thursday.
The Indian Opinion
The official alarm rightly stresses that landfall is not the end. After Cyclone Fengal in 2024, India still struggles with flood forecasting that reaches every village in time. China's red alert names exact districts, wind forces and river risks. The test for India is whether its own warning system can match that granularity before the next cyclone, not after.
Source: thehindu.com
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