Red alert: Shanghai cancels 60% of flights as Typhoon Dolphin closes in

The storm is expected to make landfall in east China by Monday morning, bringing heavy rain and flood risks

In the coming days, rain and wind will intensify across eastern China. Both Zhejiang and Shanghai are located within the “dangerous semicircle” of the typhoon, where wind and rain are expected to be at their strongest, according to Weather China on Sunday.

In response, the Shanghai Airport Group announced late on Saturday that nearly 60 per cent of inbound and outbound flights on Sunday would be cancelled. A total of 1,384 flights were grounded, including 871 at Pudong International Airport and 513 at Hongqiao International Airport.

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Zhejiang said airlines had cancelled 270 flights on Sunday, adding that the typhoon was expected to affect operations starting in the afternoon.

Train services in the region have also been adjusted, with temporary suspensions placed on rail sections across Shanghai and the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Anhui and Jiangxi from Sunday to Monday.