# Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million evacuated in China as record rainfall hits Shanghai

https://mins.news/en/item/17771

- The Guardian, 2026-08-10 03:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/10/typhoon-dolphin-china-shanghai-flooding-evacuations

> More than a million people were moved to safety in eastern China after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall. Authorities warned that several days of intense rain could bring widespread flooding and landslides as the storm moved north and inland. Wenzhou in Zhejiang province reported relocating more than 900,000 residents and opening over 1,500 emergency shelters. In neighbouring Fujian, 98,900 people were taken from high-risk areas.

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