Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin's wake have swept through several provinces in China's east, drenching the coastal region and flooding streets in Shanghai, China's second most populated city after Chongqing.

Typhoon Dolphin has hit China’s eastern coast after forcing over 300,000 people to preemptively relocate.

Shanghai's two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 300,000 people in surrounding regions as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin, after the…