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China evacuates more than 1 million people as massive storm arrives
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China with maximum winds of 150km/h, prompting the evacuation of over a million people and causing widespread transportation disruptions, including the cancellation of 1,400 flights in Shanghai.
- The storm has been downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm but continues to pose risks of heavy rain, severe flooding, and landslides across several provinces including Zhejiang, Shanghai, and others through Wednesday.
- Authorities have closed major tourist attractions such as parts of Disneyland and Legoland in Shanghai, urged residents to avoid outdoor activities, and opened emergency shelters while waiving parking fees in flood-affected areas.
- Misinformation about the storm has spread online, leading to the detention of two individuals for creating and sharing misleading AI-generated and re-edited storm footage.
- Dolphin also caused fatalities and injuries outside China, with eight deaths reported in the Philippines due to monsoon rains linked to the storm, and several injuries in Okinawa, Japan.
