Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall on China’s eastern coast, bringing torrential rain and hurricane-force winds with more than one million people evacuated.Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall near Yuhuan in eastern Zhejiang province at about 5:30pm (09:30 GMT) on Sunday, according to China’s meteorological authorities.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Typhoon Bavi pummels China’s eastern coastlist 2 of 3Typhoon Dolphin hurtles towards Japan: Tracker, updates and what to expectlist 3 of 3Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan, heads towards Chinaend of listThe storm packed maximum sustained winds of 151km/h (93mph) near its centre as it came ashore, equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane.Authorities have warned of severe flooding and landslide risks as the storm moves inland and continues to bring heavy rain to densely populated areas of eastern China.Transport was widely disrupted across the region. Shanghai evacuated at least 30,300 people and cancelled about 1,400 flights.In neighbouring Zhejiang province, the city of Wenzhou relocated more than 900,000 residents and opened more than 1,000 emergency shelters.Authorities had also evacuated about 390,000 people in the Zhejiang city of Taizhou by Saturday evening.In Fujian province, about 98,900 people were evacuated from high-risk areas after authorities raised their typhoon emergency response to Level III, state news agency Xinhua reported.Authorities moved offshore workers to safety, ordered vessels back to port and stepped up inspections of reservoirs, mountain streams, landslide-prone areas, construction sites and tourist locations.Flood and landslide warningsTorrential rain is forecast through August 10 across Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern Fujian, northeastern Jiangxi, central and southern Anhui, and much of Jiangsu.Parts of central and eastern Zhejiang could receive 250mm to 500mm (9.8-19.7 inches) of rain, according to forecasters.China’s Ministry of Water Resources warned that the Qiantang, Yong, Jiao and Shuiyang rivers could experience major flooding, while smaller rivers in the hardest-hit areas could rise above warning levels.Authorities also warned of a high risk of geological disasters in parts of Zhejiang, with residents in areas under a red mountain-torrent warning told to follow local evacuation orders.After making landfall, Dolphin is forecast to track westward before slowing over central and southwestern China and gradually losing strength, Wang Haiping, chief forecaster at the National Meteorological Centre, told state broadcaster CCTV.The slower movement could prolong heavy rainfall and increase the threat of flooding and landslides, particularly in mountainous areas and along smaller rivers.Fujian maritime authorities suspended 55 coastal passenger ferry routes, halted 115 offshore construction projects and moved 290 construction vessels to sheltered waters.Shanghai’s Yangshan port also cleared ships from its berths and moved more than 500 small and medium-sized vessels to shelter ahead of the storm.A person holds an inverted umbrella as winds intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin in Shanghai, China [Go Nakamura/Reuters]Disruption across the regionThe outer bands of Dolphin brought heavy rain to northern Taiwan, including the capital, Taipei, from Saturday. Dozens of ferry services were suspended and more than 180 flights were cancelled as the storm brought strong winds and downpours.In the Philippines, Dolphin intensified seasonal monsoon rains that triggered flooding and landslides across parts of the country.Five people were rescued and seven remained missing after a landslide struck three houses in the northern mountain resort city of Baguio on Sunday, according to officials.Flooding also affected large parts of the main northern island of Luzon, including the densely populated metropolitan Manila region, displacing more than 12,000 people and forcing several northern cities and towns to close schools on Friday and Saturday.The monsoon rains followed a tropical storm that left at least six people dead last week, including four people killed in a landslide and rockslide in the provinces of Benguet and Rizal, Philippine officials said.Dolphin had earlier swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture over the weekend, injuring at least six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.