Emergency response underway as Typhoon Dolphin hits east China

Chinese cities affected by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th of this year, are taking all-out measures to safeguard people's lives and property.

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall at Yuhuan of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, at around 17:30 on Sunday, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC).

The maximum sustained wind near the typhoon center hit Force 14, or 42 meters per second, making Dolphin a severe typhoon upon landfall.

Zhejiang raised its typhoon emergency response to Level I, the highest level, on Saturday night, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters. Coastal areas followed the requirements to suspend work, classes, business operations and transport services for effective disaster preparedness.

As of 15:00 on Sunday, the province's plain river networks had discharged 516 million cubic meters of water, while large and medium reservoirs had released more than 900 million cubic meters of floodwater.

Meanwhile, winds above Force 10 hit central and northern part of east China's Fujian Province. In Ningde, where 37 inhabited islands are home to nearly 30,000 permanent residents, the local government had delivered drinking water, instant noodles, assault boats, and pumping equipment to the islands before the typhoon arrived.

Widespread winds and rain also hit Shanghai on Sunday morning, with waterlogging in some low-lying areas. Rescue teams were deployed to drain floodwaters, while local authorities have also evacuated residents, with all evacuation shelters fully staffed and well-supplied.

Railway authorities dynamically adjusted train schedules on Sunday, suspending services on sections of the Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway and the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway. As of 17:00 Sunday, airports across the Yangtze River Delta had canceled more than 1,700 flights.

The National Meteorological Center issued a red typhoon warning on Sunday morning. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood and typhoon control in Shanghai and Jiangxi, while the Ministry of Emergency Management on Saturday initiated a Level-IV emergency response for geological disasters in Anhui on Saturday.

Emergency response underway as Typhoon Dolphin hits east China

Foreign passenger traffic from APEC member economies at Shenzhen Airport hit a historic high of 1.25 million in the first ten months of this year, local border inspection authorities said on Monday, as the city prepares to host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting later this month.

The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, from November 18 to 19, with preparations in the final stretch.

As the meeting approaches, the airport port is seeing another surge in passenger flow, with international flights from APEC member economies including South Korea, Mexico and Malaysia arriving in succession at noon on Monday.

In addition to the APEC meeting, visa-free policies and the expansion of the international route network have driven notable growth in foreign passenger flows this year. In the first ten months, foreign nationals entering and exiting through the airport port totaled about 1.56 million passenger trips, up 27.7 percent year on year and a record high for the same period, according to the border inspection station.

A total of 1.25 million foreign nationals from APEC member economies received border inspection, up 29.6 percent year on year, also a record high for the same period. Travelers from Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, and the United States ranked among the top sources.

Shenzhen Airport sees record passenger traffic from APEC economies in first ten months