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Typhoon Dolphin Slams China’s East Coast · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: China is bracing for the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin, which
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  Speaker 1: is expected to make landfall on the country's east coast
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  Speaker 1: late Sunday into Monday, bringing torrential rains, powerful winds, and
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  Speaker 1: widespread flood warnings across multiple provinces. Meteorologists report that Dolphin
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  Speaker 1: has strengthened into a severe tropical storm system, with sustained
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  Speaker 1: winds reaching one hundred sixty two kilometers per hour, equivalent
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  Speaker 1: to a Category two hurricane. The storm's projected path will
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  Speaker 1: carry it into Jujong Province, with impacts stretching into Shanghai, Fujen,
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  Speaker 1: Jiangsu and an Hue. Heavy rainfall of up to five
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  Speaker 1: hundred millimeters is forecast in some areas, raising the risk
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  Speaker 1: of flash floods and landslides. Authorities have already raised emergency alerts.
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  Speaker 1: In Jujan, the typhoon emergency response has been elevated to
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  Speaker 1: its highest level, while Fujen Province has evacuated nearly one
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  Speaker 1: hundred thousand residents from vulnerable coastal and mountainous regions. Various
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  Speaker 1: services have been suspended, offshore projects halted, and fishing vessels
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  Speaker 1: ordered back to port. Flood Warnings have been issued for
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  Speaker 1: more than twenty counties, with rivers including the Chienang and
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  Speaker 1: Yong expected to rise above danger levels. Urban centers such
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  Speaker 1: as Shanghai and Hong Jo are preparing for transport disruptions,
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  Speaker 1: power outages, and potential storm surges along the coast. The
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  Speaker 1: storm has already battered Okinawa, Japan, injuring several people and
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  Speaker 1: cutting power to tens of thousands of homes before moving
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  Speaker 1: westward towards China. Its slow inland track raises concerns that
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  Speaker 1: prolonged rainfall could extend flooding into central provinces in the
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  Speaker 1: days ahead. For residents, the guidance is clear, follow evacuation orders,
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  Speaker 1: avoid rivers and landslide prone areas, and expect closures of schools, businesses,
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  Speaker 1: and c and transport services during peak impact. Travelers should
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  Speaker 1: anticipate delays and cancelations at airports and rail stations across
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  Speaker 1: eastern China. Typhoon Dolphin's arrival underscores the growing vulnerability of
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  Speaker 1: East Asia to extreme weather events as climate change intensifies
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  Speaker 1: the frequency and severity of tropical storms. For China, the
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  Speaker 1: coming days will test the resilience of its emergency systems
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  Speaker 1: and the preparedness of communities along the eastern seaboard,