On Sunday, the typhoon weakened after making landfall for the second time on the coast of Zhejiang Province, and on Monday morning, the China National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued the lowest level typhoon warning.
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However, the NMC warned that heavy rain would continue the next day in eastern and central parts of China.
On Monday, officials in the eastern and southern parts of Zhejiang issued the highest level warning for flash floods, reported the state broadcaster CCTV.
The airport authority reported online that 943 flights were canceled at the two main passenger airports in Shanghai.
Public transport, including many local commuter trains, was suspended in this financial center.
However, transport services began to be restored in some other cities in eastern China.
Zhejiang Ningbo International Airport resumed flights from noon (7 a.m. Lithuanian time), but warned that some trips might still be delayed or canceled as the effects of the typhoon “have not completely disappeared.”
The provincial capital Hangzhou resumed metro operations on Monday morning after suspending some train services on Sunday.
Warning for Beijing districts
Extreme weather is also expected this week in northern China: “red” warnings for heavy rain were issued on Monday in five Beijing districts, with some warnings about the risk of landslides and floods.
Over the weekend, a highest-level warning was issued for Typhoon “Dolphin,” more than 1,000 flights were canceled, and over a million people were evacuated.
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More than 900,000 people were relocated in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, CCTV reported on Monday.
The report added that more than 1,500 temporary shelters were opened in the city.
More than 150,000 people were evacuated in Fujian Province, and over 200,000 in Shanghai, reported the news agency Xinhua.
“Dolphin” struck two weeks after Typhoon “Noul” hit southern Guangdong Province. At that time, officials said it was the strongest storm to hit China this year.
Last month, extreme weather also caused chaos in southern and central China: in the southern Guangxi region, Typhoon “Maysak” caused devastating floods that killed 39 people.
In central Hubei Province, “Maysak” also caused thunderstorms and stormy winds, killing 11 people and injuring 331 more.
Scientists warn that the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events will increase as the planet continues to warm due to fossil fuel burning.
China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it is also an important renewable energy country aiming to make its huge economy carbon neutral by 2060.
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