00:00On Sunday night, Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on China's eastern coast, prompting the evacuation
00:05of over 300,000 people and the cancellation of over 1,300 flights from Shanghai's two
00:10airports.
00:11The previous day, northern Taiwan experienced intense rains due to the storm.
00:16In the Philippines, a landslide struck three homes in the northern mountain resort city
00:20of Baguio on Sunday, leaving five people rescued and seven unaccounted for.
00:25Days of intense monsoon rains exacerbated by Dolphin caused the landslide, according
00:30to officials.
00:32Dolphin brought powerful winds, estimated at 93 miles per hour at landfall and enormous
00:37waves to the city's coastline when it struck Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, China, as well
00:42as the northern regions of neighboring Fujian Province.
00:45Zhejiang is at risk of severe flooding due to heavy rains, and authorities have issued
00:50a warning about the serious landslide risks.
00:52About 60 percent of Sunday's scheduled flights were canceled at Shanghai's Hongkiao and Pudong
00:58airports, according to the paper, the city's official media.
01:02Over the next few days, 200 to 400 millimeters of rain could fall in some areas, according
01:08to Chinese forecasters.
01:10On Saturday, the storm's outer bands brought rain to northern Taiwan, including Taipei, the
01:15country's capital.
01:16On Sunday, a few Taiwanese airlines also canceled their flights to China.
01:20Authorities in Zhejiang evacuated about 390,000 people from Taizhou on Saturday night.
01:27More than 30,000 people were evacuated from dangerous areas by Shanghai authorities.
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