China issues red alert as Typhoon Dolphin approaches

This photo taken on Aug. 9, 2026 shows shops along a street reinforced with boards to prevent the Typhoon Dolphin in Yuhuan City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China's national observatory on Sunday activated a red alert -- the highest level in the country's typhoon warning system -- as Typhoon Dolphin approaches.

Typhoon Dolphin is forecast to make landfall along the country's east coast from Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province to Fuding in Fujian Province, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)