Strongest typhoon this year hits China

The typhoon (named “Dolphin”) brought heavy rain and winds of 94mph. The typhoon It eventually delayed nearly 1,000 flights in Shanghai, because many countries were affected by the typhoon. It also affected tourists’ plan to go to places like Legoland and Disneyland, because these famous parks closed because of for people’s safety. 

Organizations of the storms and shops with official legal power reduced Dolphin from a typhoon to a humid storm. They gave serious warnings that there is still a risk of dangerous storm effects, For example like landslides and flooding.

Typhoon Dolphin also brought teeming storms to the Philippines, near Taiwan and Japan’s Okinawa before reaching China. Tens of thousand remained in emergency shelters in crowded conditions. The weather forecast said that Zhejiang city in China could be especially affected by Typhoon Dolphin and eventually get between 250mm and 500mm of rain , which could last a few days, before the storm leaves the country. Emergency shelters have been set up with tents or sheets for people who have had to leave their home for safety.

BBC News By: Giselle Huang

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