Typhoon Dolphin hits China’s east coast, over 1 million evacuated

Torrential rain forecast across Zhejiang, Shanghai and neighbouring provinces as authorities suspend transport, move vessels to safety and warn of flooding and landslides.

Typhoon Dolphin, the most ​powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain ‌and strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.