Dolphin came ashore at about 17:30 on 9 August in Kanmen, Yuhuan, in Taizhou, with sustained winds above 150 km/h. A second landfall followed at Yueqing about 70 minutes later. Reuters described it as the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year.
Wenzhou ordered a citywide suspension of classes, work, production, transport and business, and relocated more than 900,000 residents. Across China more than 1 million people were evacuated, including 98,900 in Fujian.
Zhejiang halted port operations ahead of landfall and Shanghai's Yangshan port was cleared of vessels. Parts of eastern Zhejiang were forecast to see more than 600 mm of rain, with wet weather expected until 12 August.
Sources
- Zhejiang Provincial Government (ezhejiang.gov.cn): Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in Zhejiang (opens in a new tab)
- ThePrint (Reuters): Typhoon Dolphin hits China's Zhejiang, 1 million evacuated (opens in a new tab)
- Baird Maritime (Reuters): Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan, China shuts ports ahead of landfall (opens in a new tab)
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