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Tropical Storm Dolphin continues to wreak havoc in eastern China

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 449 words · By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi
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What to know about Tropical Storm Dolphin continues to wreak havoc in eastern China

More than 900 flights, or about 40% of those expected, were cancelled in Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group.

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What happened

More than 900 flights, or about 40% of those expected, were cancelled in Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group.

Why it matters

Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon on Sunday, leading to cancellation of hundreds of flights by aviation authorities at Shanghai airports.

Common ground

Shanghai also suspended some of its metro lines on Monday, and China Railway Chengdu Group suspended 115 trains, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The storm had forced at least 760,000 people to preemptively relocate, including over 390,000 people in Taizhou.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia entries for 'Tropics' and 'Tropical Smoothie Cafe'. No data on relocation numbers was provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — The tropics are the region of Earth surrounding the equator, where the Sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics
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web search NEUTRAL — Tropical Smoothie began as a smoothie shop in 1993 along the panhandle of Florida. Tropical Smoothie Franchise Development Corporation was founded in 1997 in Destin, Florida, and the first franchised …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Smoothie_Cafe
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web search NEUTRAL — With our deliciously tropical twist on fresh-from-the-blender smoothies and freshly made wraps and flatbreads, eating fruits and veggies has never been this much fun.
https://www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com/
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Claim 2: “A landslide buried three houses Sunday night in the northern mountain resort city of Baguio, killing 10 people”
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Claim 3: “Tropical Storm Chan-hom began its move in the direction of Japan's Pacific coast on Monday.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 4: “Three people were rescued with injuries and brought to a hospital, Baguio officials said.”
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Claim 5: “More than a million people were affected by the heavy monsoon rains and floods, including about 98,000 who were displaced from homes.”
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Claim 6: “Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon on Sunday”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL/AP, Al Jazeera, and a Wikipedia entry for Typhoon Dolphin 2026) confirm that Dolphin made landfall as a typhoon on Sunday and caused flooding in eastern China.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 Pacific typhoon season was a very active typhoon season that produced twenty-seven tropical storms (including two that crossed over from the Eastern/Central Pacific), eighteen typhoons, and n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Pacific_typhoon_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all Pacific typhoons that have had their names retired from the international list of tropical cyclone names used in the Western Pacific Ocean. Since tropical cyclones started to be …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_Pacific_typhoo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Typhoon Dolphin was a powerful, large and very long-lived tropical cyclone that affected East China. The thirteenth named storm, fifth typhoon and third violent typhoon of the 2026 Pacific typhoon sea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Dolphin_(2026)
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Claim 7: “The deaths from the mudslide raised the death toll in nearly a week of torrential rains, floods, and a tropical storm last week in the northern Luzon region to 19, the government’s Office of Civil Defense said.”
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Claim 8: “State broadcaster CCTV reported that authorities in Yueqing, a city in Zhejiang province, searched for people trapped in flooded homes.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Windows 10 product keys. No evidence regarding CCTV or Yueqing was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2023 · How to View the Product Key in Windows 10 The Windows 10 product key is a sequence of 25 letters and numbers divided into 5 groups of 5 characters each (ex: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXX…
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7745-find-product-key-wi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 9, 2020 · How to Change Product Key in Windows 10 Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.…
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7209-change-product-key-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 28, 2015 · Under the Partial Product Key, you will see the last 5 characters (-XXXXX) of the key in use. If these are unknown to you, You can post these characters here, or you could google "-XXXX…
https://www.tenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/19651-h…
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Claim 9: “According to the China Meteorological Administration, the dolphin was moving northwest at 15 to 20 kilometers per hour”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the China Meteorological Administration reported Dolphin was moving northwest at 15 to 20 kilometers per hour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Pacific typhoon season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the western Pacific Ocean. The season runs throughout 2026, although most tropical cyclones typ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pacific_typhoon_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2026, tropical cyclones have been forming in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain max…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclones_in_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph). This region is referre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon
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Claim 10: “Dolphin also made an impact in the Philippines, where it has intensified seasonal monsoon rains that set off flooding and landslides on the main northern island region of Luzon.”
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While the provided evidence for this specific claim index was empty, the evidence for Claim 5 (Al Jazeera) mentions that the typhoon intensified seasonal monsoon rains in the Philippines, triggering flooding and landslides. However, this is only one source corroborating the Philippines impact.
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Claim 11: “authorities in Zhejiang’s capital city, Hangzhou, temporarily closed its iconic West Lake scenic spots as well as temples, parks, and museums”
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No evidence was found after searching for the closure of West Lake scenic spots in Hangzhou.
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Claim 12: “More than 900 flights, or about 40% of those expected, were cancelled in Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group.”
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While evidence confirms Typhoon Dolphin caused flight cancellations (over 1,000), the specific numbers (900 flights/40% and 1,300 the day before) attributed to Shanghai Airport Group are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Eastern Airlines (branded as China Eastern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Minhang, Shanghai. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Incheon International Airport (Korean: 인천국제공항, romanized: Incheon gukjegonghang; IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) is the main international airport serving Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It is one of the la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incheon_International_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shanghai is a provincial-level direct-administered municipality in China. It has a population of 30,050,000 in the urban area as of 2026, thus making it China's most populous city and more broadly the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
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Claim 13: “Authorities in Shanghai and Fujian Province said they evacuated more than 210,000 and 160,000 people, respectively, from riskier areas.”
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Different sources provide conflicting evacuation numbers. One source mentions 98,900 in Fujian, while another mentions 130,000 in Fujian. Shanghai numbers also vary between 34,000 and 280,000 across different reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — More than a million people were moved to safety across eastern China by Sunday evening as powerful Typhoon Dolphin made landfall amid fears torrential rain would cause flooding and landslides.In neigh…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/10/typhoon-dolphi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities had already relocated more than 280,000 people in Shanghai and surrounding regions.Japan evacuated more than a million residents across 133 municipalities along its Pacific coast as the me…
https://www.the-independent.com/asia/china/russia-earthquake…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 130,000 people were evacuated in Fujian Province, and about 34,000 residents left the coastal and high-risk areas of Shanghai.
https://www.bgnes.com/society/typhoon-bavi-has-reached-china…
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Claim 14: “Shanghai also suspended some of its metro lines on Monday, and China Railway Chengdu Group suspended 115 trains, state news agency Xinhua reported.”
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The specific detail about Shanghai suspending metro lines and China Railway Chengdu Group suspending 115 trains is reported by CBC News citing Xinhua. Other sources mention general transport disruptions but not these specific figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The high-speed rail (HSR, Chinese: 高铁; pinyin: Gāotiě) network in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is almost entirely owned and operated by the China State Railway Group Co. under the brand China …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China's high-speed rail network is by far the longest in the world. As of December 2025, it extends to 31 of the country's 34 provincial-level administrative divisions and exceeds 50,000 km (31,000 mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-speed_railway_lin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shanghai Pudong International Airport (IATA: PVG, ICAO: ZSPD) is the main international airport serving Shanghai, China. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_…
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Claim 15: “The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the storm had winds of 83 kph on Monday morning”
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Claim 16: “Dolphin made landfall Sunday evening in Taizhou in Zhejiang province with winds of 151 kph, after bringing heavy rain to northern Taiwan over the weekend.”
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Multiple sources (Financial Express, Al Jazeera, and another web search) confirm the landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang on Sunday evening with winds of 151 kph and heavy rain in northern Taiwan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere and which produces sustained hurricane-force winds of at least 119 km/h (74 mph). This region is referre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon
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web search NEUTRAL — Dolphin made landfall Sunday evening in Taizhou in Zhejiang province with winds of 151 kph (93 mph), after bringing heavy rain to northern Taiwan over the weekend.
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/tropical-storm-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dolphin’s outer bands had brought heavy rain to northern Taiwan, including Taipei, on Saturday, prompting some airlines to cancel China-bound services. In the Philippines, the typhoon intensified seas…
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/8/10/powerful-typhoon…
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