East China's Zhejiang braces for approaching Typhoon Dolphin

Volunteers make beds at a temporary shelter in Datian Township, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. The shelter has received 92 villagers, offering health check, meal delivery and other daily service. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Volunteers pour drinking water for villagers at a temporary shelter in Datian Township, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. The shelter has received 92 villagers, offering health check, meal delivery and other daily service. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Residents are pictured at a temporary shelter in a middle school in Yuhuan, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Residents are pictured at a temporary shelter in a middle school in Yuhuan, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A staff member (L) inquires a resident about his needs at a temporary shelter in a middle school in Yuhuan, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A doctor conducts health check for a 94-year-old villager at a temporary shelter in Datian Township, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. The shelter has received 92 villagers, offering health check, meal delivery and other daily service. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

A doctor conducts health check for a villager at a temporary shelter in Datian Township, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. The shelter has received 92 villagers, offering health check, meal delivery and other daily service. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Staff members check the water level and prepare for drainage at a sluice along the Qingjiang River in Leqing, Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

Volunteers patrol along the banks in Leqing, Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 8, 2026. Coastal areas of eastern China were bracing for strong winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Dolphin approached, prompting authorities to recall fishing boats, suspend ferry services and prepare for evacuations.

China's meteorological authority on Saturday upgraded its emergency response for Dolphin to Level III and raised the typhoon warning from yellow to orange. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)