Typhoon Dolphin: Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for heavy rains

China

What to know

  • The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometres per hour as of Sunday morning. It is bringing heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as landslidesS1
  • Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces between Sunday night and Monday morning, prompting Shanghai to cancel nearly 60 per cent of flights to and from the metropolis on Sunday. China’s National Meteorologi...S2
  • Shanghai’s two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 3,00,000 people in surrounding regions as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin, after the storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan. The outer bands of the storm on Satur...S3
  • Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports respectively also cancelled about 60% of Sunday's (August 9, 2026) expected flightsS4
  • The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph) as of Sunday morning.S5
  • Shanghai's two airports have canceled over 1,300 flights as China braces for Typhoon DolphinS6
  • Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon DolphinS7
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Typhoon Dolphin: Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for heavy rains

The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometres per hour as of Sunday morning. It is bringing heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as…

2mos Scmp

Red alert: Shanghai cancels 60% of flights as Typhoon Dolphin closes in

Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces between Sunday night and Monday morning, prompting Shanghai to cancel nearly 60 per ce…

2mos Publish

Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin

Shanghai’s two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 3,00,000 people in surrounding regions as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin, after the sto…

2mos Thehindu

Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin

Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports respectively also cancelled about 60% of Sunday's (August 9, 2026) expected flights

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Shanghai Cancels Over 1,300 Flights As China Prepares For Typhoon Dolphin

The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph) as of Sunday morning.

2mos ABC News

Flights canceled as China prepares for Typhoon Dolphin

Shanghai's two airports have canceled over 1,300 flights as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin

Typhoon Dolphin: Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for heavy rains

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What to know

  • The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometres per hour as of Sunday morning. It is bringing heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as landslidesS1
  • Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces between Sunday night and Monday morning, prompting Shanghai to cancel nearly 60 per cent of flights to and from the metropolis on Sunday. China’s National Meteorologi...S2
  • Shanghai’s two airports cancelled more than 1,300 flights and authorities relocated some 3,00,000 people in surrounding regions as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin, after the storm brought heavy rains to northern Taiwan. The outer bands of the storm on Satur...S3
  • Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports respectively also cancelled about 60% of Sunday's (August 9, 2026) expected flightsS4
  • The storm's maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph) as of Sunday morning.S5
  • Shanghai's two airports have canceled over 1,300 flights as China braces for Typhoon DolphinS6
  • Shanghai cancels 1,300 flights as China prepares for Typhoon DolphinS7
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S1 Thehindubusinessline 1 report · EN
S2 Scmp 1 report · EN
S3 Publish 1 report · EN
S4 Thehindu 1 report · EN
S6 ABC News 1 report · EN
S7 WinnipegfreepressLead 1 report · EN