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"Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year,
has made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing torrential rain and
strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.
The storm has already swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture,
injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.
Dolphin made landfall near Yuhuan in Zhejiang province at about 5:30pm (0930
GMT) on Sunday, China’s meteorological authorities said. It brought maximum
sustained winds of 94mph (151 km/h) near its centre at landfall, equivalent to
a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
In addition to evacuating at least 30,300 people, Shanghai has cancelled about
1,500 flights, according to the flight-tracking data provider VariFlight.
Authorities moved offshore workers to safety, ordered vessels back to port and
increased checks at reservoirs, mountain streams, landslide-prone areas,
construction sites and tourist locations.
Torrential rain is forecast for Monday across Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern
Fujian, north-eastern Jiangxi, central and southern Anhui, and much of
Jiangsu. Parts of central and eastern Zhejiang could receive 250-500 mm (10-20
inches) of rain, according to forecasters.
Dolphin was forecast to track westward before slowing over central and
south-western China and gradually losing strength, the chief forecaster at the
National Meteorological Centre, Wang Haiping, told the state broadcaster
CCTV.
That could prolong heavy rain and increase the risk of flooding and landslides,
especially in mountainous areas and along smaller rivers.
Transport was widely disrupted across the east of the country and more than a
million people were evacuated from their homes."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
