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Hundreds more flights are canceled as Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China
APnews ^ | August 10, 2026

Posted on 08/10/2026 6:03:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Shanghai airports canceled hundreds of flights on Monday as Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day.

Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports canceled more than 900 flights, or about 40% of those expected, after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group. Shanghai also suspended some of its metro lines on Monday, and China Railway Chengdu Group suspended 115 trains, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Authorities warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas. State broadcaster CCTV reported that authorities in Yueqing, a city in Zhejiang province, searched for people trapped in flooded homes.

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1 posted on 08/10/2026 6:03:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

And they call him Flipper, Flipper, Flipper…


2 posted on 08/10/2026 6:10:18 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: nickcarraway

Wash the place away


3 posted on 08/10/2026 6:24:53 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: nickcarraway

Is that big dam being affected?


4 posted on 08/10/2026 6:25:35 PM PDT by ryderann
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To: nickcarraway

HAARP causing problems again?


5 posted on 08/10/2026 6:32:07 PM PDT by caltaxed (ake)
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To: nickcarraway

China gets some hellacious floods every year. During Covid lockdowns I watched hours and hours of videos of Chinese flooding. I call it flood porn.


6 posted on 08/10/2026 10:25:38 PM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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