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Typhoon Dolphin slams eastern China, forcing mass evacuations and transport shutdowns
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China’s coastal shutdowns will deepen if Typhoon Dolphin keeps disrupting ports, flights, and rail links.

This is a major transport and logistics shock for one of China’s most economically important coastal corridors. The scale of evacuations and shutdowns suggests immediate disruption and possible follow-on economic damage.

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This is a major transport and logistics shock for one of China’s most economically important coastal corridors. The scale of evacuations and shutdowns suggests immediate disruption and possible follow-on economic damage.

Curated summary

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall twice in eastern China after Beijing issued its highest storm alert, only the second such warning this year. The storm hit Taizhou and Wenzhou with winds reaching 42 meters per second. More than 1,000 flights were canceled, rail and ferry services were suspended, Shanghai relocated over 100,000 people, and Taizhou evacuated over 390,000.

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Typhoon Dolphin slams eastern China, forcing mass evacuations and transport shutdowns

Shanghai moved more than 100,000 people as flights, ferries and rail services were halted across the coast.

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