# Analysis: Why Typhoon Dolphin triggered China’s highest alert

https://mins.news/en/item/21033

- CGTN, 2026-08-09 11:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-09/Analysis-Why-Typhoon-Dolphin-puts-China-on-its-highest-alert-1Pt7ZjRgDLi/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Typhoon Dolphin traveled more than 6,000 kilometers from near the International Date Line before retaining major strength and making landfall in Yuhuan, Zhejiang, on Sunday. China’s National Meteorological Center said it was the first recorded storm to form in that area and hit China at tropical-storm strength or higher. A red alert was issued, with torrential rain forecast across eastern, central and northern China.

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