BEIJING
\nChina\u2019s densely populated eastern coast was preparing Sunday for the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin, which has triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert from authorities. Nearly 1,400 flights in and out of Shanghai\u2019s two main passenger airports had been cancelled on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Hangzhou\u2019s airport in nearby Zhejiang province saw 270 inbound and outbound flights cancelled, the report said.
\nTyphoon Dolphin, which brought heavy rain and strong winds to Japan\u2019s Okinawa in recent days, is expected to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday in Zhejiang or its neighbouring province of Fujian. Seven people in Okinawa suffered minor injuries, including a man aged over 100 who was blown by gusts, fell on the ground and hit his head, according to the island\u2019s government. By Sunday afternoon, 5,290 households in Okinawa were without electricity, according to regional utility Okinawa Electric Power.
\nIn Taiwan, dozens of ferry services were suspended, and more than 180 flights were cancelled as the storm brought downpours and strong winds to the island\u2019s north on Sunday. China\u2019s National Meteorological Centre (NMC) issued a red typhoon alert \u2014 its most severe warning \u2014 on Sunday morning, forecasting \u201cextraordinary torrential rain\u201d in some areas of central and eastern Zhejiang.
\nHeavy precipitation is also expected to fall in Shanghai and parts of Fujian, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces through Monday afternoon, the NMC said. After Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall, it is expected to weaken while moving in a northwesterly direction over eastern China. In Fujian, nearly 99,000 people had been relocated from \u201crisky areas\u201d on Saturday evening ahead of the storm\u2019s arrival, state news agency Xinhua reported. Services on more than 200 ferry routes were suspended in Zhejiang and Fujian, Xinhua said.
\nWork at offshore projects had been halted while 474 construction vessels had been called to port by Friday morning, Xinhua added. Some train services in affected areas had also been suspended on Sunday to ensure passenger safety, state media reported. Typhoon Dolphin\u2019s arrival in China comes two weeks after Typhoon Noul lashed southern Guangdong province, declared by authorities at the time as the strongest to hit China this year. Three people were killed and hundreds of homes were damaged by Typhoon Noul in the Philippines before reaching China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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