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Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in eastern China

Storm slams Zhejiang coast with torrential rain, fierce winds

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A passenger walks past glass windows taped at a temporary waiting room at Hangzhou railway station in eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 9, 2026, as a precaution against Typhoon Dolphin.
A passenger walks past glass windows taped at a temporary waiting room at Hangzhou railway station in eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 9, 2026, as a precaution against Typhoon Dolphin.
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Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, as torrential rain and high winds swept swathes of the densely populated coastline.

The centre of the typhoon made landfall near Yuhuan City in Zhejiang Province at about 5.30 pm (0930 GMT), the National Meteorological Centre said in an online post.

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