WorldTyphoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights. The storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan the day before.Typhoon intensifies monsoon rains in PhilippinesThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 10, 2026 4:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.A truck is overturned by strong winds as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall, in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on Sunday. (Social Media/Reuters)Typhoon Dolphin hit China's eastern coast on Sunday evening after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate and Shanghai's two airports to cancel more than 1,300 flights. The storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan the day before. In the Philippines, five people were rescued and seven remained missing after a landslide that hit three houses in the northern mountain resort city of Baguio on Sunday. The landslide was set off by days of heavy monsoon rains, which had been intensified by Dolphin, officials said.Dolphin hit the Chinese city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province and the northern parts of neighbouring Fujian province, bringing strong winds, estimated at 151 kilometres per hour when it made landfall, and massive waves to the city's coastline. Heavy rains have created a risk of severe flooding in Zhejiang, and authorities have warned of severe landslide risks.Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports cancelled about 60 per cent of Sunday's expected flights, according to the Paper, the city's state media.Forecasters in China predicted that areas could see 200-400 millimetres of rainfall over the next few days. Typhoon Dolphin hits China's east coast, over 1 million evacuatedTyphoon Bavi makes landfall in China after brushing past Taiwan, belting southern JapanThe outer bands of the storm on Saturday hit northern Taiwan, including the capital of Taipei, bringing rain. Some Taiwanese airlines also cancelled their flights to China on Sunday.On Saturday evening, authorities in Zhejiang evacuated some 390,000 people in the city of Taizhou. Authorities in Shanghai evacuated more than 30,000 people from riskier areas. Zhejiang authorities also suspended ferries and cruises.People use umbrellas to shelter from the rain as they walk in Shanghai Monday after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)Flooding in PhilippinesEarlier, in the Philippines, Dolphin did not make landfall in the country's north, but it helped intensify seasonal monsoon rains, which flooded many areas of the main northern Luzon region, including the densely populated capital region of metropolitan Manila. More than 12,000 people were displaced by the floods and torrential rains and several northern cities and towns shut down schools on Friday and Saturday, disaster-response officials said on Sunday.The monsoon rains were preceded by a tropical storm, which left at least six people dead, including four villagers, who were killed last week in a landslide and a rockslide in the provinces of Benguet and Rizal in Luzon, Philippine officials said.A man wades through floodwater amid southwest monsoon rains in Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, Philippines on Monday. A landslide, which struck the northern mountain resort city of Baguio, was intensified by Dolphin, officials said. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)