Typhoon Dolphin has brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to east China after making two landfalls along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province, prompting local authorities to take active measures for disaster response.
The typhoon made its second landfall at Yueqing in Wenzhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province at around 18:40 on Sunday, about an hour after it first landed at Yuhuan in Taizhou City, Zhejiang.
China's National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief on Monday activated a Level-IV national disaster relief emergency response for Zhejiang Province after the region was severely affected by Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of the year.
The county-level city of Yuhuan has seen infrastructure damage and crop losses. Police officers and sanitary workers have been working overnight to clear fallen trees and debris from roads, as well as push stalled vehicles to safety.
Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Chatou Village of Qinggang Town, trapping villagers and blocking roads. Rescue teams arrived promptly with inflatable boats to conduct door-to-door evacuations and assist stranded residents.
In Yueqing, persistent heavy rain has led to nine localized flooding areas since Sunday night. Over 400 flood relief personnel have been mobilized to carry out drainage operations.
As the typhoon is gradually moving away from Zhejiang, both airport and railway services in Wenzhou City have resumed orderly operations.
Shanghai issued an orange alert for rainstorm on Monday morning. Some road sections were severely flooded, affecting traffic. Communities in low-lying areas have seen water logging.
Meanwhile, water levels continued to rise in the Suzhou River, submerging some waterfront platforms. Emergency services deployed high-capacity pumping devices, manually transferring water from the river into the Huangpu River to safeguard flood defenses along 25 drainage systems.
Suzhou City and Nantong City in Jiangsu Province also experienced strong winds, prompting rapid deployment of typhoon response measures, including vessel control at fishing ports and traffic restrictions on cross-river bridges.
In Wuxi, a steel plate from a construction site was blown onto the road by strong winds, and a car was accidentally crushed by the steel plate. Firefighters lost no time to reach the scene and promptly handled the situation.
Authorities are monitoring flood-prone river channels, mountain runoff areas, waterlogged bridges and key transportation infrastructure to prepare for emergencies.
China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue. It also has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the highest.
Typhoon Dolphin hits east China with heavy rains, prompting emergency response
