World · Typhoon Dolphin · ArchiveTyphoon Dolphin Slams China: 1 Million Evacuated, Shanghai ParalyzedAired August 10, 2026 at 5:20 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern0:02China on Sunday evening and is still0:04moving north after authorities evacuated0:06more than 1 million people from homes0:08across the east coast including0:09Shanghai. More than 1 million people0:12were moved out ahead [music] of and0:13during the storm's arrival. A long-lived0:16super typhoon that tracked across0:17[music] the northwest Pacific before0:19striking the coast. In Shanghai, the0:21disruption grounded about 40% of flights0:23citywide. [music] 642 canceled at Pudong0:26International Airport and 301 grounded0:28at Hongqiao. Heavy [music] rain and0:30flooding then suspended four metro lines0:32and a notice issued by the Shanghai0:34government on Monday morning confirmed0:36the citywide [music] travel paralysis.0:38The storm has flooded streets, strained0:40transport and power [music]0:41infrastructure, and halted port0:43operations and ferry routes along the0:45eastern seaboard leaving coastal0:47communities exposed as Dolphin pushes0:49north. The system is continuing its0:50northward track along the coast [music]0:52keeping pressure on transport networks0:54and power systems in its path. The full0:56scope of the evacuation operation and0:58the [music] extent of any infrastructure1:00damage are not yet confirmed as1:01authorities track the storm's next1:03impact.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗