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"More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday
evening as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall amid fears torrential rain
would cause flooding and landslides.
Wenzhou, a coastal city in Zhejiang province, said it relocated more than
900,000 people and opened more than 1,500 emergency shelters. In neighbouring
Fujian, 98,900 people were moved from high-risk areas.
In Shanghai, 215,600 people were moved from areas considered at risk by Sunday
evening, substantially higher than an earlier figure of 30,300.
A weather station in central Shanghai recorded nearly 313mm of rain in the 24
hours to 7am on Monday, its highest 24-hour rainfall in more than 150 years of
records. Another station in the city recorded nearly 400mm. The hashtag
“Shanghai turns into the sea” began trending on the Chinese social media
platform Weibo, as videos circulated showing streets flooded around the Wukang
Mansion, one of the city’s best-known tourist landmarks.
The average rainfall recorded across Zhejiang from Friday evening to Monday
morning reached 173mm, reportedly surpassing the levels seen during previous
major typhoons including Lekima and Bavi.
Dolphin weakened rapidly to a tropical storm by 5am on Monday. But as the storm
continued to move northwards and farther inland, heavy rain was forecast across
large parts of eastern and central China, extending north into Shandong and
affecting Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.
Authorities maintained an orange alert for heavy rain and warned that days of
intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides through
Wednesday, urging people to stay indoors during the heavy downpours.
Forecasters in China predicted some areas could see 200-400mm (7.9–15.7 inches)
of rainfall over the coming days."
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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
