Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to China
Meanwhile, over 5,000 elderly people were moved from care facilities and about 1,800 people living around construction projects in mountainous or riverside areas were relocated.View image in fullscreenA person rides an electric scooter on a flooded street while avoiding fallen bicycles in Xiangyang, Hubei province. Photograph: Go Nakamura/ReutersThe rain also disrupted Wednesday morning’s commute. Photograph: VCG/Getty ImagesIn the central province of Henan, authorities raised the warning for torrential rain to the highest-level red alert on Wednesday morning, as downpours continue to batter large swathes of the province.
- ▪Meanwhile, over 5,000 elderly people were moved from care facilities and about 1,800 people living around construction projects in mountainous or riverside areas were relocated.View image in fullscreenA person rides an electric scooter on a
- ▪Photograph: Go Nakamura/ReutersThe rain also disrupted Wednesday morning’s commute.
- ▪Photograph: VCG/Getty ImagesIn the central province of Henan, authorities raised the warning for torrential rain to the highest-level red alert on Wednesday morning, as downpours continue to batter large swathes of the province.
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1:52Typhoon Dolphin hits east China with heavy rainfall and strong winds – videoChinaMass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential rain to ChinaForecasters warned the Chinese capital could receive more than one-third of its average annual rainfall over 24 hoursYu-chen Li in TaipeiWed 12 Aug 2026 00.43 EDTLast modified on Wed 12 Aug 2026 00.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central China.Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese capital could receive more than 150mm of rain over the following 24 hours, with some districts forecast to exceed 200mm – more than one-third of…
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