Eastern China braces for Typhoon Dolphin, shutting schools and tourist activities

Associated Press

Aug 8, 2026

In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fishing boats shelter at a port ahead of Typhoon Dolphin in Lianyungang, eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Aug. 7, 2026. (Wang Jianmin/Xinhua via AP)

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, police officers check the mooring lines of a vessel ahead of Typhoon Dolphin in Beilun District of Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Aug. 7, 2026.(Hu Jiajie/Xinhua via AP)

People walk in the rain as typhoon Dolphin approaches the city, in Naha, Japan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Satsuki Watarai/Kyodo News via AP)

In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fishing boats take shelter ahead of Typhoon Dolphin at a port in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 5, 2026. (Zhou Xuejun/Xinhua via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in eastern China shut schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin made its way toward land on Saturday.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 162 kilometers per hour (101 mph). It will bring heavy rains, creating a risk of severe flooding as well as landslides and is expected to hit Zhejiang province and northern parts of neighboring Fujian province late Sunday. Shanghai is also in the path of the storm.

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Forecasters predicted that areas could see 200-400 mm (7.9–15.7 inches) of rainfall over the next few days.

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National authorities declared a level III emergency response, the second lowest level.

Many tourist destinations in Zhejiang are shut Saturday and Sunday, as well as all water-based activities, including ferries and cruises.

Authorities in the city of Ningbo, one of the province's largest, ordered schools and other educational facilities shut this weekend and all water-related activities to halt. Some 800 ships are docked at the port.