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Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China, 1 million evacuated
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of over 1 million people and the cancellation of at least 1,400 flights in Shanghai alone. The storm struck Zhejiang…
The Story in Brief
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of over 1 million people and the cancellation of at least 1,400 flights in Shanghai alone. The storm struck Zhejiang province near Yuhuan City with winds exceeding 150 kmph, triggering a red alert. China’s National Meteorological Centre warned of up to 500 mm of rain in parts of Zhejiang, raising fears of flooding and landslides. The storm had weakened to a tropical storm by Monday, but heavy rain and travel disruptions continued across eastern and central China, including parts of Beijing, which issued its own red alerts. Typhoon Dolphin follows Typhoon Noul, which hit southern Guangdong two weeks earlier.
The Indian Opinion
The 'once in a lifetime' storm narrative is getting stale. China sees multiple powerful typhoons every year, yet each one is breathlessly reported as a record-breaking cataclysm. The real story is less dramatic but more concrete: China's evacuation machinery moved a million people in hours, but the next question is whether rail and power networks can be hardened fast enough. Watch the rainfall totals in Zhejiang over the next 48 hours to gauge the true damage.
Sources (3): timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
