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Typhoon Dolphin Brings Emergency Response Upgrades Across East China
Emergency measures are being heightened as Typhoon Dolphin approaches the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, posing significant risks.
What changed
- Emergency response upgraded to Level III in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces
- Operations suspended at major ports near Shanghai
Why it matters
- Why it happened
High winds and heavy rains expected as typhoon makes landfall
What we know
- Typhoon Dolphin approaches East China coast
- Typhoon Dolphin is the 13th of 2026
How we got here
- The Story was first published.
Sources and what they add
- 人民日报 People's Daily中新网宁德8月7日电 (记者 叶茂)宁德市气象台7日16时45分将“台风预警”提升为Ⅲ级；宁德市防指于7日16时45分提升防台风应急响应为Ⅲ级。Open ↗
- 人民日报 People's DailyEast China provinces raise alert as Typhoon Dolphin approaches Xinhua Updated: 2026-08-07 16:18 HANGZHOU/FUZHOU -- Authorities in East China's Zhejiang and Fujian provinces elevated their emergency responses for Typhoon Dolphin from Level IV to Level III on Friday, as the 13th typhoon of 2026 approaches the country's eastern coast. As of 2:00 pm Friday, the center of Typhoon Dolphin was located apOpen ↗
- BloombergMajor ports near Shanghai, including China’s largest refueling hub for ships, have suspended operations ahead of a typhoon that’s likely to cross the country’s east coast around late Sunday. Activities have been halted at Zhoushan, the refueling port, along with Ningbo and Changjiangkou, according to maritime alerts seen by people in the shipping sector. Vessels can still leave the ports, accordinOpen ↗
- 人民日报 People's Daily中新社福州8月7日电 (郑江洛)为防御台风“白海豚”，福建海事局于8月7日12时启动防台风二级应急响应。自7日起，福州马尾至马祖、福州黄岐至马祖“小三通”客运航线双向停航。Open ↗
- NHKTyphoon No. 13, which is large and extremely strong, is moving westward, still engulfing the main island of Okinawa and the Amami region. Please continue to take strict precautions against strong winds.Open ↗
- 人民日报 People's DailyXinhua News Agency, Shanghai, August 7 (Reporter Wang Chenyang) The reporter learned from the Maritime Safety Bureau of Yangshan Port that Typhoon "White Dolphin" was approaching my country's eastern coast. At 22:00 on August 7, as the last trunk container ship "COSCO Shipping Peru" left the berth, all ships in Shanghai Yangshan Port had completed the safe transfer.Open ↗
- 人民日报 People's DailyChina News Service, August 8. According to news from the Central Meteorological Observatory website on the 8th, it is expected that in the next three days, affected by Typhoon "White Dolphin", there will be sustained strong winds in the East China Sea and East China. There will be heavy rainfall in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Anhui and other places, and disaster prevention needs to be donOpen ↗
- 人民日报 People's DailyChina Weather Network News The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a typhoon orange warning at 06:00 on August 8:Open ↗