Typhoon Dolphin floods central China, puts Beijing on alert for heavy rain

Of 107 major highway and waterway construction projects underway in the province, 26 projects deemed high-risk have been suspended.

Dolphin’s peripheral airflow will be forced to rise when it encounters the mountains in Hubei’s western region, causing rainfall to intensify several times over, Wang Xiaoling, deputy director of Hubei’s provincial meteorological observatory, told local newspaper Hubei Daily. 

In neighbouring Henan province, authorities issued a red flash-flood alert as the storm continued to channel moisture northward. 

Forecasters said some areas could receive up to 350mm of rain through Wednesday afternoon. 

Japan, which was battered by Dolphin before the storm reached China, was also preparing for landslides, flooding and strong winds after the Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon No. 15, Chan-hom, could move across Japan’s mainland later on Tuesday.