Chinese authorities have evacuated more than one million residents from their homes across eastern China, including the financial capital Shanghai, following the landfall of Typhoon Dolphin.

The storm, which is the strongest to hit China this year, brought heavy rainfall and widespread transport disruptions across the region, including the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights in Shanghai on Monday. Although downgraded to a tropical storm, officials continue to warn of torrential rains, severe flooding, and landslide risks through Wednesday as it travels north.

Key details of the storm and response include:

• Landfall Details: Dolphin packed maximum wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph) when it hit Yuhuan in Zhejiang province at 17:30 (09:30 GMT) on Sunday, before making a second landfall in Wenzhou about an hour later.
• Mass Evacuations: Wenzhou authorities relocated around 900,000 residents to over 1,000 emergency shelters, while Taizhou evacuated approximately 390,000 residents.
• Service and Attraction Closures: Attractions including parts of Shanghai Disneyland, Legoland, and Bund viewing platforms were closed. In Fujian province, authorities suspended dozens of ferry routes and halted over 100 offshore construction projects.
• Safety Incidents: State media reported a nine-year-old boy missing in Wenling, Zhejiang, after being swept into the sea. Official casualties have not been reported.

Heavy rainfall is forecast across Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, with parts of Zhejiang expected to receive 250mm to 500mm of rain. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the storm traveled 6,000km before making landfall, giving it a lifespan more than three times that of an average typhoon.