Typhoon Dolphin forces over 300,000 people to evacuate on China's eastern coast

NPR | By Jennifer Pak

Published August 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

More than 300,000 people faced evacuation orders and 1,300 flights were canceled at Shanghai's airports as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.

Jennifer Pak

Jennifer Pak is NPR’s China correspondent. She has been covering China and the region for the past two decades.

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