Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China
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Dolphin struck Taizhou, Zhejiang, with 93-mph winds; over 300,000 people relocated beforehand.

ByThe Associated Press
4 days agoUpdated: August 10, 2026, 6:10 am EDTPublished: August 10, 2026, 6:10 am EDT

Typhoon Dolphin enhances monsoon rain and floods Philippines

BEIJING (AP) — Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China on Monday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day.

Authorities have warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas.

Dolphin had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph in the morning and was continuing to weaken, Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said.

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The China Meteorological Administration said Dolphin was moving northwest at 9 to 12 mph and was expected to continue weakening until it dissipates.

Residents pass by vehicles damaged by a fallen wall in the aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

Residents pass by vehicles damaged by a fallen wall in the aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin in Wenzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

(AP Photo/Chinatopix)

Dolphin made landfall Sunday evening in Taizhou in Zhejiang province with winds of 93 mph, after bringing heavy rain to northern Taiwan over the weekend.

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State broadcaster CCTV reported that 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 preemptively relocated, and Shanghai’s two airports canceled more than 1,300 flights.

People look inside a car pinned by a fallen scaffolding structure after Typhoon Dolphin hit the area in Wenzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

People look inside a car pinned by a fallen scaffolding structure after Typhoon Dolphin hit the area in Wenzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

(AP Photo/Chinatopix)

Death toll rises in the Philippines

Dolphin did not directly hit the Philippines, but it helped intensify seasonal monsoon rains, which set off flooding and landslides in the main northern island region of Luzon.

A landslide buried three houses Sunday night in the northern mountain resort city of Baguio, killing five people with at least five others still missing, officials said. A frantic search for the missing was continuing Monday despite intermittent rains.

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Three people were dug out alive by rescuers and brought to a hospital, Baguio officials said.

Two men carry extra sandbags for residents living near the flooding area in a neighborhood near Changle Road in Shanghai, China, as Typhoon Dolphin approaches the city.

Two men carry extra sandbags for residents living near the flooding area in a neighborhood near Changle Road in Shanghai, China, as Typhoon Dolphin approaches the city.

(Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The deaths from the mudslide raised the death toll in nearly a week of torrential rains, floods and a tropical storm last week in the northern Luzon region to 15, the government’s Office of Civil Defense said.

More than a million people were affected by the heavy monsoon rains and floods, including about 98,000 who were displaced from their homes. About 58,000 of the displaced evacuated to some 642 government-run emergency shelters, Laurence Mina of the government’s Office of Civil Defense said.

Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Chan-hom was heading toward Japan’s Pacific coast. The storm had 51 mph winds Monday morning and was forecast to strengthen slightly before landfall Tuesday into Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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