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Typhoon Dolphin forces over 300,000 people to evacuate on China's eastern coast

NPR | By Jennifer Pak

Published August 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM CDT

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More than 300,000 people faced evacuation orders and 1,300 flights were canceled at Shanghai's airports as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.

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Jennifer Pak

Jennifer Pak is NPR’s China correspondent. She has been covering China and the region for the past two decades.