Typhoon Dolphin struck China’s eastern coast Sunday evening, prompting the preemptive relocation of over 300,000 people and leading to more than 1,300 flight cancellations at Shanghai's two airports. The storm had previously brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan on the preceding day.
In the Philippines, a landslide in Baguio, a northern mountain resort city, left seven people missing and five rescued after hitting three houses on Sunday. Officials stated that days of heavy monsoon rains, intensified by Dolphin, triggered the landslide.
Dolphin made landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, and northern Fujian province, bringing strong winds estimated at 151 kph (93 mph) and massive waves to the coastline. Heavy rainfall has raised concerns about severe flooding in Zhejiang, prompting warnings from authorities regarding significant landslide risks.
According to the city’s state media, the Paper, Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports canceled approximately 60% of Sunday's scheduled flights.
Forecasters in China predicted that areas could receive between 200-400 millimeters (7.9–15.7 inches) of rainfall over the coming days.
On Saturday, the storm’s outer bands affected northern Taiwan, including Taipei, bringing rain. Some Taiwanese airlines also canceled flights bound for China on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, Zhejiang authorities evacuated about 390,000 people in Taizhou city. In Shanghai, more than 30,000 individuals were evacuated from vulnerable areas.
Zhejiang authorities also suspended ferry and cruise operations.
Earlier in the Philippines, Dolphin contributed to intensifying seasonal monsoon rains, which resulted in floods and landslides, including the incident that affected three houses in Baguio on Sunday.
Disaster officials reported Sunday that over 12,000 people were displaced by flooding across many areas of the main northern Luzon region, including metropolitan Manila's densely populated capital area. This forced several northern cities and towns to close schools on Friday and Saturday.
The monsoon rains followed a tropical storm last week which resulted in at least six fatalities, including four villagers. Philippine officials confirmed these deaths occurred due to landslides and rockslides in the provinces of Benguet and Rizal in Luzon.