China evacuates one million as Typhoon Dolphin hits Shanghai region
China evacuated more than one million people from coastal areas as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in the country's east. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain across a wide stretch of the eastern seaboard, including the densely populated Shanghai region. Authorities are monitoring the storm for further flooding risk as it moves inland.
Chinese authorities evacuated more than one million people from coastal areas as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China, according to BBC. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to a broad swath of the eastern seaboard, including the Shanghai region, one of the country's most densely populated and economically significant areas.
Local officials suspended transport services, closed schools and businesses, and moved fishing boats to shelter ahead of the storm's arrival. Emergency crews were placed on standby in low-lying and flood-prone districts, and residents in the storm's projected path were urged to move to designated shelters. China's disaster-response system, refined after previous typhoon seasons, was activated to coordinate the evacuation across multiple provinces and municipalities.
Forecasters warned that the typhoon could bring further flooding and infrastructure disruption as it moves inland, with authorities continuing to monitor rainfall totals and coastal storm surge. No casualty figures have been confirmed. Recovery and cleanup operations are expected to begin once the storm system weakens and passes further inland.
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