Typhoon Dolphin impacted China’s eastern coast on a Sunday evening, prompting over 300,000 people to evacuate. Shanghai’s airports canceled more than 1,300 flights. The storm had previously brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan.

In the Philippines, a landslide occurred in Baguio, a northern mountain resort city, due to days of heavy monsoon rains intensified by Dolphin. Five individuals were rescued, while seven remain missing, officials reported.

The typhoon made landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, and affected northern Fujian province, bringing winds of 151 kph (93 mph) and large waves. The heavy rains in Zhejiang present a severe flooding and landslide threat, with authorities raising the alarm.

Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports saw approximately 60% of flights canceled on Sunday. Forecasters in China anticipated rainfall amounts of 200-400 millimeters (7.9–15.7 inches) in the coming days. Northern Taiwan, including Taipei, had already experienced rain from the storm’s outer bands, affecting some Taiwanese airline schedules to China.

On Saturday evening, approximately 390,000 people were evacuated from Taizhou, Zhejiang province. Shanghai relocated over 30,000 individuals from high-risk zones. In Zhejiang, ferries and cruises were halted.

In the Philippines, Typhoon Dolphin aggravated seasonal monsoon rains, leading to additional floods and landslides, including one in Baguio on Sunday. The northern Luzon region, comprising the capital area of metropolitan Manila, suffered flooding, displacing over 12,000 people and causing school closures on Friday and Saturday, as informed by disaster officials.

Prior to this, a tropical storm had already claimed at least six lives last week, including four villagers from Benguet and Rizal provinces, who perished in landslides and rockslides, according to Philippine authorities.