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Tropical Storm Dolphin Grounds 950 Shanghai Flights · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: In eastern China, tropical storm Dolphin has battered the coast
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  Speaker 1: with torrential rains and powerful winds, leaving a trail of
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  Speaker 1: disruption across major cities and transport hubs. The storm made
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  Speaker 1: landfall over the weekend, sweeping through Jujong, Jiangsu and Shanghai
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  Speaker 1: and forcing authorities to issue widespread flood alerts. Shanghai was
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  Speaker 1: hit hardest At Pudong and han Chaou airports. Nearly nine
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  Speaker 1: hundred fifty flights were grounded, stranding thousands of passengers and
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  Speaker 1: creating chaos in one of Asia's busiest aviation centers. Rail
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  Speaker 1: services were delayed, Ferry routes across the Yanksee River were suspended,
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  Speaker 1: and highways were clogged as heavy rains flooded low lying roads.
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  Speaker 1: Meteorologists reported rainfall totals exceeding two hundred millimeters in some districts,
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  Speaker 1: with wind gusts topping one hundred kilometers per hour. Emergency
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  Speaker 1: crews worked overnight to reinforce embankments, clear fallen trees, and
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  Speaker 1: pump water from inundated neighborhoods. In Sujo and Hongjo, streets
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  Speaker 1: turned into rivers, while power outages affected thousands of households.
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  Speaker 1: The storm's timing has compounded challenges for China's transport network,
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  Speaker 1: already strained by peak summer travel demand. Airlines scrambled to
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  Speaker 1: rebook passengers, Hotels near airports filled to capacity, and stranded
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  Speaker 1: travelers voiced frustration as delays stretched into day's authorities urged
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  Speaker 1: residents to avoid unnecessary travel and brace for continued downpours
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  Speaker 1: as dolphin moves inland. Beyond Shanghai, the storm battered Ningbo
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  Speaker 1: and One Joe, damaging crops and raising concerns about food
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  Speaker 1: supply chains. Agricultural officials warned of losses in rice and
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  Speaker 1: vegetable fields, while logistics companies reported delays in shipments through
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  Speaker 1: eastern ports. Analysts say the combined impact on aviation, shipping,
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  Speaker 1: and agriculture could ripple into global supply chains. China's Ministry
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  Speaker 1: of Emergency Management has deployed thousands of personnel to affected provinces,
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  Speaker 1: emphasizing preparedness for secondary disasters such as landslides and flash floods.
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  Speaker 1: Schools in several districts have been closed, and businesses urged
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  Speaker 1: employees to work remotely until conditions stabilize. For China's East
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  Speaker 1: coast Dolphin is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of
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  Speaker 1: megacities to extreme weather for the global economy. The grounding
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  Speaker 1: of nearly a thousand flights and the disruption of port
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  Speaker 1: activity highlight how storms in Asia's transport hubs can reverberate
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  Speaker 1: far beyond the region.