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Typhoon Dolphin leaves more than 1.6 million evacuated and record rains in China

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People use umbrellas and raincoats as the wind intensifies ahead of Typhoon Dolphin's arrival in Shanghai, China, on August 9.REUTERS

Typhoon Dolphin has left more than 1.6 million evacuated in eastern China and has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, especially at Shanghai airports. The storm made landfall twice on Sunday in Zhejiang province and weakened on Monday after moving inland.