Tropical storm causes flooding in eastern China

Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China on Monday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the day before. Authorities have warned of risks of severefloodingand landslides in some areas. Dolphin made landfall on Sunday night in Taizhou in Zhejiang province with winds of 151km/h after bringing heavy rain to northern Taiwan at the weekend.

State broadcaster CCTV reported authorities in Yueqing, a city in Zhejiang province, searched for people trapped in flooded homes and began clearing broken branches from streets. Before the typhoon hit, more than 300,000 people were pre-emptively relocated and Shanghai’s two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights. Dolphin also helped intensify seasonal monsoon rains in the Philippines, setting off floods and landslides.

Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Chan-hom was heading toward Japan’s Pacific coast. The storm had 83km/h winds on Monday morning and was forecast to strengthen slightly before landfall on Tuesday into Wednesday, according to the Japan meteorological agency.