Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year

Tropical cyclone brings torrential rain and high winds to east coast after hitting Japan’s southern Okinawa province Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, has made landfall on the country’s east coast, bringing torrential rain and strong ⁠winds and triggering warnings ​of flooding and landslides. The storm has already swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings. Dolphin made landfall near Yuhuan in Zhejiang province at about ⁠5:30pm (0930 GMT) on Sunday, China’s meteorological authorities said. It brought maximum sustained winds of 94mph (151 km/h) near its centre at landfall, equivalent to a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. In addition to evacuating at least 30,300 people, Shanghai has cancelled about 1,500 flights, according to the flight-tracking data provider VariFlight. Authorities moved offshore ⁠workers to safety, ordered vessels back to port and increased checks at reservoirs, mountain streams, landslide-prone areas, construction sites and tourist locations. Torrential ​rain is forecast for Monday across Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern Fujian, ‌nort