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Typhoon Dolphin struck eastern China on Sunday with winds exceeding 150 kph, triggering over 1,400 flight cancellations in Shanghai, evacuating nearly 100,000 people, and prompting authorities to issue the nation's highest storm alert.
China has elevated its typhoon alert to orange and emergency response to Level III as Typhoon Dolphin approaches the eastern coastline. Authorities have evacuated fishing vessels, suspended ferry services, and mobilized disaster response teams across vulnerable provinces.
China has issued its most severe typhoon warning as Typhoon Noul, the 12th of the season, approaches Guangdong Province with maximum winds of Force 14, prompting emergency flood control measures across multiple provinces.
Thunderstorms and powerful gales sweeping through eastern Hubei Province in central China on Monday night have claimed 11 lives, with one person still missing. The severe weather damaged nearly 5,000 buildings across four cities.